Storytelling is one of the oldest modes of education and has taken many different forms over the years. Stories can be used to convey basic information, social customs, and more. Specifically, children’s literature (novels, poetry and more) has grown and developed into its own multifaceted genre.
As the Palestine Center’s Edward Said Memorial Lecturer this year, Dr. West discusses the profound legacy of Edward Said in social and political thought.
Elliott Colla, professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, gave a lecture on 25 June 2015 at the Palestine Center entitled “The Poetry of Dissent.” Colla discussed the use of poetry in Egypt’s 2011 revolution and subsequent political unrest, as well as the strands of protest politics in the country.
From Sandy Tolan, author of the now classic The Lemon Tree, comes a moving story of music as a means of empowerment and healing. Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land is the incredible story of Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child of Palestinian refugee camps who was caught by a photographer hurling a rock at an Israeli tank in 1988.
Author Sandy Tolan reads from his new book, Children of Stone, in which he documents Palestinian musician Ramz Aburedwan’s miraculous journey: from a child confronting an occupying army, to a burgeoning musician, to a music teacher and school founder sharing music with so many Palestinian children. Children of the Stone is a hopeful story of the power of music to teach peace to a generation of children across the Israeli-Palestinian divide.
Sharif S. Elmusa reads from his newly published book of poems, “Flawed Landscape,” and his contribution to the anthology of Palestinian literature, “Seeking Palestine.”
“Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba” documents a disappearing artistic and cultural tradition with over three hundred photographs showing individual pieces, rare images of women wearing their jewelry with traditional dress, and the various regions in Yemen where author Marjorie Ransom did her field research.
Susan Abulhawa, author of Mornings in Jenin, reads from her newly published book of poems, which represents five years of poems on the themes of love, loss, identity, and family, brought to life through vivid observations and intimate personal reflections.
Author Max Blumenthal reads from his latest book, which tells the story of Israel in the wake of the collapse of the Oslo peace process.
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