Fida Jiryis
@FJiryis
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Thank you to the Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine (OFIP) and to Peter Larson for this recent book talk on "Stranger in My Own Land".
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✨ More praise for @FJiryis’s beautifully written memoir, ‘Stranger in My Own Land: #Palestine, #Israel and One Family's Story of Home’. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Get your copy ➡️ https://t.co/bdliKT5AkH
"Stranger in My Own Land is an incredibly moving, powerful story that will move all ... Fida Jiryis tells her story in a deeply personal way that brings up nearly all the issues relevant to what has and continues to go on."
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Dear friends, please join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:00pm at Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem for a book launch of "Stranger in My Own Land", moderated by Dr. Ehab Bessaiso, VP for Communication and International Relations and previous Minister of Culture.
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"Stranger in My Own Land is an incredibly moving, powerful story that will move all ... Fida Jiryis tells her story in a deeply personal way that brings up nearly all the issues relevant to what has and continues to go on."
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Dear friends, join us next Tuesday at Dar al-Kalimah University, Bethlehem, for a book launch of "Stranger in My Own Land", moderated by Dr. Ehab Bessaiso.
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كونوا معنا في إطلاق كتابي في جامعة دار الكلمة في بيت لحم، في 21 من هذا الشهر، ضمن فعاليات صالون جبرا ابراهيم جبرا الثقافي. شكرا Dar al-Kalima University College
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Thank you to @WRMEA for featuring my book, "Stranger in My Own Land".
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New Arrivals to Middle East Books and More!
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Thank you so much @Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) for this launch.
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Caabu hosted an online book launch: Stranger In My Own Land: Palestine, Israel, and One Family's Story of Home, with Fida Jiryis, who discussed her new book, Stranger In My Own Land: Palestine,...
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Thank you to Jamie Jackson for this recent interview on KKFI radio, on writing, the book, and the challenge of returning and being in this country.
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Fida Jiryis, author and advocate for Palestinians’ right to freedom, dignity and the internationally recognized right of return to their homeland, tells the story of her return to Palestine in 1995....
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Dear friends: tonight at 6pm UK time (8pm Israel-Palestine) Caabu invites you to an online book launch with Fida Jiryis, who will discuss her new book, Stranger In My Own Land: Palestine, Israel, and One Family's Story of Home.
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Caabu invites you to an online book launch: Stranger In My Own Land: Palestine, Israel, and One Family's Story of Home, with Fida Jiryis, who will discuss her new book, Stranger In My Own Land:...
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Thank you to @PeterBeinart for this in-depth, frank conversation, spanning my family's journey, some history of the PLO, the Oslo Accords, the current situation, and the Palestinian trials and tribulations in Israel and under occupation.
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Palestinian activist, @Issaamro, tells me how he was assulted by an Israeli soldier when he was showing @lawrence_wright around the occupied West Bank.
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Dear friends, for a little taste of "Stranger in My Own Land" here is a short reading, from the @PalMuseumUS event on Jan 29. With my thanks to the museum and to Faisal Saleh!
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A friend remarked that each Palestinian is traumatized in some way. No wonder, for what we deal with defies explanation. Then, along comes Dr. Hatim Kanaaneh to give it a clinical context: PTSD, for that is what living in this reality does.
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Fida Jiryis’s narrative of exile and return weaves together her reflections on Palestinian identity, the pain of loss, and the ongoing Nakba.
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Last week's launch of "Ha-Cluv", a Hebrew anthology of my short stories, in Reading Bookshop רידינג באלנבי with Yoni Mendel and Sarah Ozacky-Lazar. Thank you to the מכּתוּבּ مكتوب Maktoob series for translating and publishing this book.
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Thank you very much to Mori Sela and the Israelis & Palestinians for Peace שָׁלוֹם سَلَام (IP4P) group for hosting me in this discussion, and for creating such an open, inclusive forum for communication and dialogue.
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When one tells the story in a page, it's intense. A condensed, breathtaking synopsis by @johnpaulomallez in the @irishexaminer.
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I interviewed Fida Jiryis about her book, Stranger in My Own Land. Published by @HurstPublishers
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Dear friends, join us for the launch of "Ha-Cluv" tomorrow (Wednesday) evening!
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Dear friends, please join us for the launch of "Ha-Cluv", a Hebrew anthology of my short stories, next Wednesday, February 8th with Dr. Sarah Ozacky-Lazar.
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