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Mar 2024
1h 37m

“There is so much love in Palestine" w/ ...

Makdisi Bros.
About this episode

The brothers talk with Dr. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian (link) about life under occupation in East Jerusalem, the scattering and reconstitution of Palestinian bodies and Palestine itself, and the affirmation of life and love that lie at the heart of the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

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Date of recording: March 6, 2024

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