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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Book talk: "The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom"
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SUMMARY:Book talk: "The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom"
DESCRIPTION:<p>	<strong>The Harvard Divinity School's Religion and Public Life, Religion, Conflict and Peace Initiative </strong>is pleased to present a book talk featuring</p><p>	<strong>Luke Leafgren</strong>, Translator; Lecturer in Arabic, NELC, Harvard University, and<drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="59f261e8-bca5-40d7-bae5-679b125fbdd1" data-align="right" data-view-mode="hwp_small"></drupal-media></p><p>	<strong>Claire Messud</strong>, Joseph Y. Bae and Janice Lee Senior Lecturer on Fiction, Harvard University</p><p>	Moderated by <strong>Nader Uthman</strong>, Senior Preceptor in Arabic and Director of the Modern Languages Program, NELC</p><p>	<span style="color:#ff0000"><em>Please note:</em> this talk will now start at 4:15 and take place in CGIS South Belfer Case Study Rm, 1730 Cambridge Street.</span></p><p>	<span style="color:#ff0000">Please REGISTER to attend: </span><a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7alfDEB766eMJJI"><span style="color:#ff0000">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7alfDEB766eMJJI</span></a><!--break--></p><p>	One of the more than 5,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons before October 7, 2023, Nasser Abu Srour was sentenced to life without parole in 1993 after a forced confession. His extraordinary writings delve into the history of the Nakba to the Intifada of the Stones, as he navigates life within the confines of an Israeli prison. But it is within the walls of his cell that this exceptional memoir takes an unexpected direction--Abu Srour turns the very Wall that has deprived him of his freedom into his companion, his interlocutor. In doing so, he has created a work of art that transcends his pain while shining a glaring light on the ongoing tragedy of the Palestinian situation.</p><p>	<strong>Co-sponsor:</strong> Center for Middle Eastern Studies<br><strong>Contact:</strong> rpl@hds.harvard.edu</p>
LOCATION:CGIS South, Belfer Case Study Rm, S020, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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