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Mar 2025
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Why we write w/ Mary Turfah and Taylor M...

SINA RAHMANI (@URORIENTALIST)
About this episode

Friend of the show Alex Avina returns to guesthost a conversation about writing and resistance with Mary Turfah and Taylor Miller.

Check out some of their recent work below:

"Against These Walls: A Unity of Struggle from Gaza to Sonora"
Taylor Miller

"Peace From Our Point of View"
Mary Turfah

"Points of Entry"
Mary Turfah

"Silicon Wadi, Silicon Desert"
Taylor Miller

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