#read for refaat

[reginasbread]

On January 15, 2024, forty days after Palestinian poet, editor, and educator Refaat al-Areer was killed under Israeli bombardment, Publishers for Palestine is calling for a Global Day of Action. Read for Refaat and other Palestinians silenced and killed by Israel.

publishersforpalestine.org

#read for refaat #read palestine #palestine

[kitchen-light]

Nothing I write could do him justice or communicate how great of a teacher, friend, poet, and activist he was. He was very strong and very stubborn. I always believed that people like him never die . . .they somehow transcend death and pain and come back to us as a source of hope, strength, and belief. In a way, we already see how far-reaching his words are now. His poem “If I Must Die” has being translated into more than two hundred and fifty languages, and his verses are chanted at protests all around the world. As we navigate the waves of sorrow at losing him, it is important for us to remember that he was targeted because of his words and his message and that it is our duty to carry it and amplify it. After all, he told us: “If I must die,/ You must live,/ to tell my story.”

Nadya Siyam, from "Remembering Dr. Refaat Alareer", published in Words Without Borders, January 29, 2024.

#nadya siyam #quotes #essays #words #refaat alareer #palestine #found* #on reading #on the spiritual

[trashmuseum]

"Gaza is the example, and continues to be the example, time and again, for what happens when we fail to hold our leaders accountable for their actions and complicity. It is the story of steadfastness and resilience, of decades-long dispossession and an insistence on surviving and existing with dignity despite calculated efforts to rid Palestinians of their humanity and existence. And if we aren’t moved to act in solidarity, or at the very least, speak out, then we have lost everything."

Excerpt from "Gaza Unsilenced" by Alareer, Refaat.

Pictures by @tareq_matar

#Alareer Refaat #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #ethnic cleansing #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #gaza strip #current events #books #book quotes #book club #book review #books and reading #reading #dogs #dogs of tumblr #cute animals #puppies #animals #fuck israel #news on gaza #palestine news #gaza genocide #gazaunderattack #social justice #west bank #genocide #columbia university

[coughloop]

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#idk how many people actually go to protests and marches and vigils on this site #but i think tonights was the first time ive ever felt kind of dissapointed by one #not because of the vigil itself #i guess i was just hoping a vigil in front of the local israeli conculate for ALL martyrs would've drawn more than like 50 -75 people #yes it was below freezing yes it was windy #but were all people who live in a cold city #and can dress warm for it #and know how to tough it out #and even if we werent its such a tiny discomfort for such a short amount of time to act like its a reason to not go to something #idk i guess i thought more people were deeply enough affected by Refaat and Hind and Aaron and every other martyr we know by name #and the thousands and thousands and thousands we dont #to show up and stand in the cold for a little while #to feel like we can honour them in some way #to hear Refaat's words read allowed (which has hurt consistently but is so important to feel) #idk where im going with it i think i just need to get it all out #its been a very weird day

[haveyoureadthispoem-poll]

"If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings..."

Read it here | Reblog for a larger sample size!

#if I must die #refaat alareer #palestine #palestinian poetry #closed polls #polls #poetry #poems #poetry polls #poets and writing #tumblr poetry #have you read this

[marcogiovenale]

oggi, 17 maggio, a roma: concerto e reading per l'infanzia palestinese

cliccare per ingrandire Venerdì 17 maggio, ore 18:00, Concerto per l’infanzia e la Pace in Palestina presso l’aula Magna dell’Università Valdese di Roma. A cura di Yousef Salman. Letture di Ilaria GiovinazzoFatena Al Ghorra Dunia al-Amal IsmailYousef Elqedra Alaa al QatrawiRefaat AlareerMosab Abu Toha Muhammad Tariq al KhadraTraduzioni a cura di Simone Sibilio e Sana Darghmouni Prenotazioni…

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#Alaa al Qatrawi #concerto #Concerto per l&039;infanzia e la Pace in Palestina #Darghmouni #Dunia al-Amal Ismail #Fatena Al Ghorra #Ilaria Giovinazzo #letture #Mosab Abu Toha #Muhammad Tariq al Khadra #Palestina #poesia palestinese #reading #Refaat Alareer #Simone Sibilio #Università Valdese #Universit�� Valdese di Roma #Yousef Elqedra #Yousef Salman

[kamreadsandrecs]

#books #reading #refaat alareer

[kammartinez]

#books #reading #refaat alareer

[kitchen-light]

For Refaat, teaching was more than just a job; it was a dynamic and transformative experience for himself and for his students. He wanted us to leave the classroom with a new pair of eyes, and with an exciting idea that we could take home and and contemplate for hours and days. He always encouraged us to share our newly developed thoughts with our friends and family, and to make note of their responses and counterarguments. One of his favorite activities at the beginning of each course was to rewrite a short story from the perspective of a different character, preferably the antagonist, or the least likable figure. In addition to achieving teaching outcomes like stirring the imagination and improving creative writing skills, this activity helped us deconstruct dominant narratives. It allowed us to extend our empathy, and to see the human in the outcast and the villain. Refaat was very biased in his love for Shakespeare; he read him with the passion and enthusiasm of a stage actor and he encouraged us to do the same. He particularly liked Shylock’s soliloquy, from The Merchant of Venice,and used to hold a competition for students to perform it: “Hath not a Jew eyes?” “If you prick us, do we not bleed?” He used to ask us if we, as Palestinians, identified more with Shylock, the oppressed Jew, or the Christian characters. Our answer was always Shylock. Refaat taught us about the Holocaust and the danger of anti-Semitism. He wanted us to be aware of the struggle of different oppressed nations and extend our solidarity to them. He always asked us to correct ourselves when we confused Zionism with Judaism. 

Nadya Siyam, from "Remembering Dr. Refaat Alareer", published in Words Without Borders, January 29, 2024.

#nadya siyam #quotes #essays #words #refaat alareer #palestine #found* #on reading

[trashmuseum]

I've been reading Gaza Unsilenced (2015) by the martyr Refaat Alareer and I just gonna leave this quote, right from the beginning of the book. NEVER let them tell you it started on Oct. 7th.

"We frequently hear Gaza explained in the context of numbers: this many dead, and that many living, in this large of an area. But what does it really mean when children are deliberately targeted while running for cover, or when entire families are wiped out as they sit for their evening Ramadan meal, or when the only survivors are too young to tell you who they are? When there are so many dead and so little electricity that little bodies are piled into ice cream trucks instead of morgues? When children under six years old have witnessed three separate assaults in their still extremely vulnerable young lives? How can we reconcile these scenes with the impenitent statements of Israeli talking heads about selfdefense?"

#Gaza Unsilenced #refaat alareer #mandatory reading for Palestinian allies #do you see how the occupation lacks creativity? #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #ethnic cleansing #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #gaza strip #current events

[liriostigre]

Brian Cox reads “If I Must Die” by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer.

Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. This was the last poem he published.

#refaat alareer #palestine #poetry #brian cox #i linked the original tweet by @palfest and you can also find the video on their youtube channel also @palfest

[mariampoetry]

If I must die

By Refaat Alareer

Read by Mariam🥀

إذا كان لا بدّ من موتي

شعر رفعت العرير

[fairuzfan]

hi, i was wondering if you knew of a site or other resource that has palestinian poetry? i want to include some short poems by palestinian powts in my christmas cards this year and im finding it hard to find actual poems, rather than articles and the like *about* poetry. i hope this is ok to ask.

I'm not sure if there are places for Palestinian poetry only (if there are, please add on to the post) but here are some poetry/lit mags and orgs that I regularly check.

Mizna (I linked a set of poems by a Gazan poet)

RAWI (Radius of Arab American Writers)

Proteon (not arab/swana/palestinian centered but publishes a lot of Palestinian poets) I linked Heba Abu Nada's last poem below

Some Poets and Writers I like:

Refaat Alareer

Heba Abu Nada

Rasha Abdulhadi (they/them)

Samah Fadil

fargo nissim tbakhi

George Abraham

Mohammad Elkurd

Naomi Shihab Nye (linked my favorite poem of hers)

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Mosab Abu Toha

Rafeef Ziadah

There are definitely more that will come to mind later but for now, here are these.

If anyone wants to share some writers they like and where to find their poems add them to this list.

#palestine

[marcogiovenale]

17 maggio, roma: concerto e reading per l'infanzia palestinese

cliccare per ingrandire Venerdì 17 maggio, ore 18:00, Concerto per l’infanzia e la Pace in Palestina presso l’aula Magna dell’Università Valdese di Roma. A cura di Yousef Salman. Letture di Ilaria GiovinazzoFatena Al Ghorra Dunia al-Amal IsmailYousef Elqedra Alaa al QatrawiRefaat AlareerMosab Abu Toha Muhammad Tariq al KhadraTraduzioni a cura di Simone Sibilio e Sana Darghmouni Prenotazioni…

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#Alaa al Qatrawi #concerto #Concerto per l&039;infanzia e la Pace in Palestina #Darghmouni #Dunia al-Amal Ismail #Fatena Al Ghorra #Ilaria Giovinazzo #letture #Mosab Abu Toha #Muhammad Tariq al Khadra #Palestina #poesia palestinese #reading #Refaat Alareer #Simone Sibilio #Università Valdese #Università Valdese di Roma #Yousef Elqedra #Yousef Salman

[corvidfeathers]

hey theater friends, I need you to pay attention to this. a friend of a friend of mine, Ahmed Tobasi from the Freedom Theatre, a community-based theatre and cultural centre in Jenin Refugee Camp in occupied Palestine was arrested by the IDF on December 13th, along with his brother and several other theater members. Tobasi was released today, but other members are still being held by the IDF. The theater is asking the international theater community to speak up about this, and let Israel know that our eyes are on this. They say, "we continue to ask people to demand the immediate release of Mustafa Sheta and Jamal Abu Joas, as with the over 100+ people taken by the Israeli Army in the last two days."

You can read the Freedom Theatre's direct updates here. And on their twitter, here.

From their document:

For decades, Palestinian artists have been arbitrarily detained by Israel, sometimes for years, who also target and destroy cultural buildings, a war crime under international law. In the last few weeks in Gaza, an unprecedented number of writers, poets, theatremakers and journalists have been killed, including DR. Refaat Alareer, who was deliberately targeted and murdered.

#current events #palestine #genocide #theater #theatre #free palestine

[feluka]

Remembering Refaat Alareer

Professor Refaat Alareer, the voice of Gaza, was martyred yesterday with his family. There's nothing I can say about him that competes with the passion and wit that shines through his poetry, so I urge you to read it.

Linked above is a playlist on his lectures on English poetry.

His twitter account

#what a loss. allah yer7amo. #free palestine