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Ramsey Hanhan

Sunday 4/14: ‘Healing from Conflict’ | Eid Mubarak | Eclipse

Published 12 months ago • 2 min read

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Dear Reader,

A great big thank you to all who have taken the time to write to me in the past months. Your warm thoughts mean much at this difficult time. Though I may be unable to respond immediately, I do read and ponder every email, and am inspired by your support.

I am honored to be delivering a ‘sermon’ this Sunday, April 14, at West Hill United Church in Ontario, Canada (Zoom option available). The topic is “Healing from Conflict: How to Resist Injustice with Love.” Apologies to readers in Canada, I’ll be connecting via Zoom.

Delighted to announce that “The Piano Teacher”, a short story I submitted wrote last August, now appears in Fikra Magazine. You can read it at the link below.

Below you will find links to my latest articles on Medium, and the video to my talk at the Anderson Forum for Progressive Theology last month. I’ll be back in South Carolina on May 13, via Zoom with a group in Columbia, SC.

Finally, enjoy the photo below from Monday’s solar eclipse.

Eid Mubarak and with love,
Ramsey Hanhan

Upcoming Events:

Sunday (Ontario / Zoom):

Healing from Conflict: How to Resist Injustice with Love

​West Hill United Church​

April 14, 2024​
10:30 AM Eastern

Under the dark shadow of a genocide in Gaza, how can we effectively confront violence without contaminating ourselves with its destructive power?

In the News:

Fiction:

The Piano Teacher

​Fikra Magazine: ‘This musical and lyrical tale of estrangement by the great Ramsey Hanhan is a mastery of reminiscence of the love and terror that have engulfed Palestinians throughout the decennia.’

Talk from Mar. 17:

What It Means To Be Palestinian: One Palestinian’s Dream

​Anderson Forum for Progressive Theology​

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Ramsey Hanhan’s presentation was on the humanity and suffering of the Palestinian people and how he struggled to answer his five-year old daughter's question: "Why can't we go past the wall around Jerusalem?"

From My Medium Articles:

(Non-Medium-Members: Click the ‘Not a member?’ link near the top of the article to read.)

Latest Opinion

Democratic Bullying and Stockholm Syndrome in the Age of Genocide

The system that permits genocide to go on without consequence is one that is harmful to ordinary Americans, too.

Photo Essay | Al-Aqsa Mosque المسجد الأقصى

“Scores of people lay on the floor in deep sleep or meditation. Were they mystics seeking inspiration, or simple homeless persons seeking shelter in God’s house?”

Photo Essay | Holy Week in Jerusalem (al-Quds)

“When we were young, going to Jerusalem was an adventure. It still is, though the adventure has taken a different form.”

Poem | Spring

A Reflection on Light

The Puppet Show

Don’t look at the puppets, look at the Hands shuffling money, or the upcoming robbery of Gaza.

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Ramsey Hanhan is the author of Fugitive Dreams. 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.

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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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