Dear Reader,

‘How do you cope?’ I sometimes get asked. ‘How do you function, with everything that’s going on in Palestine and the world?’

Truth is I don’t. I try. I do what little I can. I plan only for plans to be derailed by the morning news. It looks like nothing is changing. Hopelessness hovers near like a vulture.

Then I hear from one of you. A compliment here, an argument there. It doesn’t matter which. I see a constant stream of new readers engaging – new people interested in learning about Palestine. Many have been, until recently, unaware. So how do I cope? Hearing that minds are being changed keeps me going. Change is happening!

It was refreshing to visit Canada, where I gave three talks in June at churches in Toronto and Niagara. Below, you find a recording of the first event, at West Hill United Church, and a photo-essay on my trip. You can also hear my recent interview with Reports from the Edge podcast by Alex Foley (UK), co-founder of the Accountability Archive.

I am honored and thrilled to be speaking at the upcoming Al-Bireh Society’s 2025 convention in Denver (Labor Day weekend), and hope to see some of you there.

Scroll further to find a nature poem, ‘Urban Garden’, and an essay, ‘Schrödinger’s Cat and Starving Babies.’ Finally, I leave you with a review from a new reader in the UK, hoping it inspires you to write your own. And please, do write to me, even if I may be remiss in replying promptly, given the volume of communications I receive. It’s a blessing to hear from you.

With love,
Ramsey Hanhan

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EVENTS

-> Convention Website

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“We Are All Connected!”

Click to watch my Jun 22 talk at West Hill United Church, Toronto:

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INTERVIEW

Reports from the Edge Alex Foley interviews me on literature and culture in the Palestinian struggle, and on my childhood experiences in Palestine.

Listen to Podcast

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POETRY

Urban Garden A scene of constant struggle between nature and “civilization”, an urban garden is nature’s school of resistance Enjoy Poem

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ESSAYS

‘Blessed Are the Homeless’ Reflections from my Palestine talks at three United Churches in Canada Read Essay

Schrödinger’s Cat and Starving Babies It’s time to open the box on silence! Read Essay

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Ramsey Hanhan 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. ​​​​​

Fugitive Dreams. “Tell me more about the Israelis,” whispers five-year-old Ksenya to her dad on a visit to her grandparents in Palestine. Sameer immediately feels a weight descend upon his shoulders. How to tell her the truth without “its bloodied shadow staining the course of her life?” Join Sameer on a personal journey through the last five decades of the Palestinian experience. ​https://fugitivedreams.us​

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