He teaches creative writing and world literature at the islamic universitygaza. Refaat received his ma in comparative literature from the university of londonucl, and is currently doing his phd at university putra malaysiaupm. Their experiences, especially during and following israels 20082009 offensive known as operation cast lead, have fundamentally impacted their lives and. The sticker has four grids, each with grouped letters located in a certain direction. Gaza writes back is a book of short stories written in english by young writers from palestine who believe in the power of words and writing to.
Upm doctoral student launches short stories collection on. There has been a huge surge of interest in middle eastern food in recent years but very few cookery books that focus on the food of palestine. Last week, i had the unique honor of interviewing the books editor, refaat alareer, along with two of the contributors to gaza writes back, published by just world books, while they tour across the country to help share and promote the book. The first ten days of the gaza writers uswide, spring 2014 tour has been busy in the extreme. Refaat alareer this collection features stories, creative nonfiction, and commentary written in english by gaza youth, in response to the 20082009 cast lead operation. Short stories from young writers in gaza, palestine by refaat alareer.
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