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Ramsey Hanhan

‘A Manifesto Forbidding Silence’

Published 10 months ago • 1 min read

Dear Reader,

As of this morning, I finished a half-marathon to raise funds for scholarships for Palestinian students. I am so grateful to all who contributed to my campaign with United Palestinian Appeal. If you are thinking about donating, this is the time–please do! I share this photo from one of my training runs with the Iqraa-DC running club, and hope to share one from the race next time.

Enjoy these two poems, “A Manifesto Forbidding Silence” and “A Date With Palestine.” Below, you find a brief interview with MNation.UK, two recent opinion pieces on the United States, and a photo tour of the Golan. For your convenience, I have also collected a dozen of my recent talks on Palestine.

Many thanks to reader Leif Olson for this stunning photo of Fugitive Dreams on Whale Peak, Colorado, 13,000 feet above sea level. I am assembling a collage of reader photos from around the world. Your photos are welcome!

With love,
Ramsey Hanhan

TALKS / INTERVIEWS

My Palestine Talks, 2023-2024

Recorded talks of author Ramsey Hanhan, on his Palestinian experience and his book Fugitive Dreams.

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Interview with MNation.UK

“Author Ramsey Hanhan shares his experiences growing up under the tyranny of occupation, and why the ordinary voices on the street will ultimately free Palestine.”

POETRY

A Manifesto Forbidding Silence

Who will speak for Gaza’s children if not you?

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A Date With Palestine

“Crushed like an olive,
Oozing liquid gold,
We exit, one by ten
As the Press
Turns a profit from our tears”

OPINIONS

Latest: Stop Telling Palestinian Americans, ‘Trump is Worse!’

The struggle to escape the teeth of the Democratic Party machine

Genocide and America’s Obsession with ‘Mowing the Lawn’

What do ecocide, the American ‘Frontier’, and America’s ‘undying’ relationship with Israel have in common with lawn care?

PHOTO ESSAYS

Majdal Shams and the Golan Heights

A brief visit the Saturday before October 7

Ramsey Hanhan is is a Palestinian American author. His short stories and poetry appear in various publications. He also speaks publicly about Palestine and literature. He was formerly a physics professor noted for computer models that describe and predict complexity in nature. Hanhan holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Michigan and currently resides in Maryland.

Fugitive Dreams is a literary exploration of the Palestinian experience through five decades of personal stories. Born in Palestine ‘on the “wrong” side of the border,’ Sameer finds his way to America to rebuild his life.

​https://fugitivedreams.us​

Available to talk about Palestine and books.

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Ramsey Hanhan (رمزي حنحن) is the author of two books on Palestine: an autobiographical novel, Fugitive Dreams, and a book of poetry and essays on Gaza (coming soon). His short stories and poetry appear in The Harvard Advocate, Fikra magazine, and elsewhere. He also speaks publicly about Palestine, literature, nature, spirituality, and healing. Ramsey was formerly a physics professor noted for his computer models that describe and predict complexity in nature. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and resides near Baltimore, Maryland.

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