Monday, July 10, 2017: Occupation: Palestine

Colonialism - Past, Present and Future

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Fida Jiryis, a Palestinian born and raised outside of Palestine now living in Ramallah, discusses the experience of returning from exile to live inside Israel's borders, the differences between writing in English and Arabic, and why she chose to write a women's fiction book with a Canadian non-Palestinian protagonist.

Fida is one of the contributors to the best-selling new book, Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation, a partnership between the Israeli project Breaking the Silence and U.S.-based authors Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon.

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Find more articles by Fida Jiryis below:

Diary: London Review of Books

One Border, Two Worlds

Amidst Fragmentation and Dispossession: Which Palestine?

It is only 20 minutes from my village to the ruins of Iqrit — but 63 years of dispossession

A Taste of Freedom: Palestinians who Have Returned from Abroad and Their Desire to Leave Again

Why Land Day still matters

Palestinians in Israel: The Struggle for Rights

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