Of Course Palestine "طبعا فلسطين" is the brainchild of Ms Mahi Arnaout, who was responding to the horrific attacks on Gaza in autumn 2023. She wrote poems and poetic prose in response to the media images at the time. Then MMKN (educational charity organisation) requested the same from other well known authors. The texts were translated to English and French. The collective trilingual book was published in the second half of 2024.The book was officially launched by MMKN in Beirut on 17/04/2025m, coinciding with Palestinian Prisoners' Day.
SPEAKER:
Dr Saadeh-Byreet George, George grew up in the Lebanon, did medical school and specialised in Anesthesiology in Beirut, was displaced by the horrors of a savage civil war, been a full time mother for 14 years, during which time, she practised part-time freelance interpreting and translation, did a part-time BA Fine Arts at Central St Martins. After that, she requalified in Medicine and specialised in Psychiatry in London.Member in Riverside Artists Group and MMKN charity organisation.At the moment she is a full time artist and poet, exhibiting actively and a member of Riverside Artists Group, and published an art /poetry book in autumn 2022.Translated Of Course Palestine "طبعا فلسطين" to English and have some of her paintings published in it.Ms Shirine Azzi, major supporter of this project.
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