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Nov 2025
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Hala Alyan Reflects on Motherhood, Exile...

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Palestinian-American writer and poet Hala Alyan joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss her recent memoir, motherhood and the politics of writing during the Gaza war Produced by Finbar Anderson 
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