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Stories of Palestine

Remembering and connecting with the homeland through writing

Samah Sabawi
Sara Haddad
Hasib Hourani (Photo credit Leah Jing McIntosh)
Micaela Sahhar (Photo credit Tim Herbert at Melbourne Writers Festival)
Sunday 25 May 2025
3-4pm
Event Code: 132
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Palestinian and Lebanese diaspora writers take to the stage for a special event of reflection and connection.

Sharing their stories of home, memory and identity are Lebanese Australian writer and editor Sara Haddad (The Sunbird), Lebanese Palestinian poet and editor Hasib Hourani (rock flight) and Palestinian Australian author, playwright and poet Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear for My Beloved).

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with their powerful stories in this moving and unforgettable conversation, led by Australian Palestinian writer Micaela Sahhar.
If you were writing your life, Baba, where would your story begin?
Cactus Pear for My Beloved
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Carriageworks, Bay 20, The ARA Stage
245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, NSW, 2015