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I Fear her not I said It’s not her fault All the same You said Education is not her name Call her what you will I said Right now she’s paying my bill You ignorant Fool You said She doesn’t even play by the rule #vss365 #education
The writer Fayez Abu Shamala, amidst the rubble of his house targeted by Israel in Khan Younis, is trying to salvage whatever books he can gather.
“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.” - Arundhati Roy Solidarity with #ArundhatiRoy - a great thinker and writer…
Correction: 80 years ago, American and Allied forces stormed the shores of Normandy and bravely fought to defend us against tyranny and pure evil. Today, we fund and support groups who commit the same atrocities, while sanctioning the courts set up in the wake of this evil. 🇺🇸
Yes, we've already updated his bio.
WORD OF THE DAY ‘Pre-bunking’- suggested meaning: the act of force feeding way after lactation has ceased. Suggested antonyms: ‘weaning’ #wordoftheday
For 21 years, we’ve been platforming global voices. Now, more than ever, we need access to vital literary voices from around the world. Join the community of readers who help make WWB possible. Donate by May 31 and your donation will be matched! buff.ly/4aFIoAT
sympathy = a feeling of sincere concern for someone who is experiencing something difficult or painful empathy = actively sharing in the person’s emotional experience. Both share a common root: the Greek noun ‘páthos,’ meaning “experience, misfortune, emotion, condition.”
Snakes don't have eyelids. If you see a snake blink, that's a legless lizard.
We are saddened to hear of Alice Munro’s death. In memory of her life and work, four of her stories have been unlocked from behind the paywall and are free for all to read.
A conversation with @jdforward editor-in-chief @rudoren about Gaza, Zionism, Primo Levi, and the moving note -- quoted in the title of the Forward article -- sent to me by Abed Salama when he learned of the award from the @PulitzerPrizes. forward.com/forward-newsle…
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Nathan Thrall won the Pulitzer because he writes with 'feelings, and not with ink'
The author of "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama," speaks to book tour cancellations, Gaza and Zionism
Congratulations to @NathanThrall whose book 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story' has won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Here is our extract from the book, published in September theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…
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‘A hidden universe of suffering’: the Palestinian children sent to jail
The long read: One night in 2005, Israeli soldiers came for Huda Dahbour’s teenage son. He was gone for a year and a half. The damage done to their family – and so many others like them – was...
We’re proud to announce that @mlynxqualey , founder of @arablit , will receive the 2024 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature in recognition of advocacy for Arabic-language literature in English. buff.ly/49WUULT
I wonder how many academics looked back at defining moments in history, and at the few prominent academics of the day who voiced critical, enlightened opinions on the side of truth, justice and liberty, immortalising themselves in the history books, and in the quiet contemplation…
"Violated, dishonored, wading in blood, dripping filth – there stands bourgeois society. This is it, in reality. Not all spic and span and moral, with pretense to culture, philosophy, ethics, order, peace, and the rule of law – but the ravening beast..." -Rosa Luxemburg
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