Tag Archives: Nakba

Yassini Girls- A New Palestinian Novel

Yassini Girls Dear all, I was recently on George Galloway’s The Mother of All Talk Shows to introduce my new novel, Yassini Girls. Join us in amplifying the Palestinian narrative! My latest novel is my most personal novel yet. I write to preserve Palestinian history and to share that through the journey of fiction novels.ContinueContinue reading “Yassini Girls- A New Palestinian Novel”

Join me on Galloway’s The Mother of All Talk Shows- Sunday 14 April

I will be talking to George Galloway on The Mother Of All Talk Shows to discuss Palestine and my upcoming novel, Yassini Girls. To read why I wrote Yassini Girls, visit my latest post about it here. Join us live via MOAT’s on YouTube. Blurb In an ancient house behind stone walls in the OldContinueContinue reading “Join me on Galloway’s The Mother of All Talk Shows- Sunday 14 April”

How the keffiyeh became a symbol of the Palestinian cause.

Article published by Vox. Written by Abdallah Fayyad. There’s a scene in Home Alone 2 that stood out to me when I was a kid. It’s the one where Kevin McCallister gets chased through the streets of New York by the two dimwitted burglars known as the Wet Bandits. But it wasn’t the cartoonish chase that grabbedContinueContinue reading “How the keffiyeh became a symbol of the Palestinian cause.”

Palestine: The realities of life under Occupation

To understand the current situation in Palestine, one needs to understand life under Occupation and it’s history. As many others do right now, I feel powerless to help the Palestinians who are being bombarded by the Isra*lis. Tired of the same narratives being pushed by the West, I have continually written about Palestine and myContinueContinue reading “Palestine: The realities of life under Occupation”

My family story explored & aired in BBC 2’s The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories

Courtesy of BBC I recently contributed to the BBC’s documentary on the creation of the state of Israel. The programme follows families whose lives where changed from the events of 1948. For those of you who are familiar with my writing, you will already know that the Nakba and my family’s current lives in PalestineContinueContinue reading “My family story explored & aired in BBC 2’s The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories”