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The Hindu on Books newsletter: remembering pt nair, ‘barefoot’ chronicler of Calcutta; talking to brinda karat and more
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Hindu on Books newsletter: remembering pt nair, ‘barefoot’ chronicler of Calcutta; talking to brinda karat and more

The Hindu  

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. In reviews, we talk to Brinda Karat about her monograph on women, violence and Hindutva, we read Alpa Shah’s book on the Bhima Koregaon-accused, and writers, artists, and activists reflect why fair and inclusive representation of queer identity in Indian literature continues to be a distant dream and what they …

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‘Little Gaza’: Mourning loved ones Israel killed in West Bank refugee camps
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Little Gaza’: Mourning loved ones Israel killed in West Bank refugee camps

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s attacks in the occupied West Bank have killed both fighters and civilians, and left only destruction behind. All his face was bloody, full of shrapnel – and his leg was cut off.” These are the words of Mohammad Saaida, whose 14-year-old son Mujahed was hit by an Israeli air strike while playing football with his friends in Nur Shams …

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This Ramadan, American Muslims say they feel urgent need to send aid to Gaza as threat of mass starvation looms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

This Ramadan, American Muslims say they feel urgent need to send aid to Gaza as threat of mass starvation looms

CNN  

CNN — The month of Ramadan feels heavier this year for 33-year-old Palestinian American Nadia Duwaik, than it has in the past. Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Gaza’s entire population of roughly 2.2 million people are facing “crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity,” according to the World Food Programme, and the organization said child malnutrition in Gaza is …

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Raja Shehadeh, Yiyun Li and Maria Bamford among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
10 months ago

Raja Shehadeh, Yiyun Li and Maria Bamford among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

LA Times  

The finalists for the 44th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were revealed Wednesday morning. “Whether it’s her epic reimagining of King Lear in ‘A Thousand Acres,’ exploring campus life at Moo University in the hilarious ‘Moo,’ or her insightful writing about her beloved horses for readers of all ages, Smiley’s work brings a deeper understanding of the American landscape and …

Books Fiction Prize Book Award Memoir Bamford
Israeli air attack on residential home in Rafah kills four Palestinians
1 year ago

Israeli air attack on residential home in Rafah kills four Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Israeli warplanes have bombed a house belonging to the Shehadeh family in the Brazil neighbourhood in the Rafah governorate, south of the Gaza Strip. In two separate attacks on the Abu Dabaa and Ashour family homes in Rafah, the number of people killed from the aerial bombardment increased to 25. “Cutting off communications and the internet means that Palestinians will …

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West Bank fighters say Israel war on Gaza inspires more resistance
1 year ago

West Bank fighters say Israel war on Gaza inspires more resistance

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to Palestinian resistance fighters in the northern city of Tulkarem amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Tulkarem, occupied West Bank – Tea, coffee, and assault rifles lie on the table outside Maysa’s* front door in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank. “There are no more lands left – the occupation took everything.” The …

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One month of Israel’s war: What’s happening to Palestinians outside Gaza?
1 year, 1 month ago

One month of Israel’s war: What’s happening to Palestinians outside Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

The past month saw escalating Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, in Jerusalem and inside Israel. The UN noted that “in nearly half of all incidents, Israeli forces were either accompanying or actively supporting the attackers.” The increase in settler violence since October 7 has directly led to the forced displacement of at least 905 Palestinians from …

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‘Lack of hope’: How will Palestinians vote in Israeli elections?
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Lack of hope’: How will Palestinians vote in Israeli elections?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera looks at the Palestinian parties participating in Israeli elections this year and what residents are saying. Polls in recent weeks indicate that voter turnout among the 1.8 million Palestinians living in Israel is expected to be “historically low” despite Palestinian politicians insisting that a higher vote in the community could stave off former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s return …

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Nablus amid army siege
2 years, 2 months ago

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Nablus amid army siege

Al Jazeera  

Settlers have carried out increased attacks in Nablus over past month, injuring dozens of Palestinians amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank. Nablus, occupied West Bank – On the morning of October 4, dozens of Israeli settlers raided the Huwwara Secondary Boys School, south of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, beating staff members and students and smashing …

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Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication

Associated Press  

QLEIAT, Lebanon — Saydi Mubarak and her mother share a bond that goes beyond a close mother-daughter relationship: They were both diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago and underwent months of chemotherapy at a Beirut hospital, together facing the anxiety, the hair loss and the uncertainty for the future. A mother stops thinking of herself in this moment.” Issam …

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