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Dec 2024
58m 43s

Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha

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The Middle East is in meltdown, and perhaps some of the rawest descriptions aren't coming from aid groups or reporters but from writers. Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha was forced to flee his home in Gaza a year ago. Since then, he and his wife say they have lost almost 100 family members in the violence. Watching from afar in the US, Mosab has released an acclaimed collection "Forest of Noise" which captures the horror and grief of this time in his life. 

Also on today's show: actor Demi Moore; journalist Ronan Farrow 

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