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‘The Emperor Has No Clothes’: Student protesters are heroes standing up for speech and democracy

Published 11 months ago • 2 min read

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Dear Reader,

Today's heroic students are the ones to declare the emperor has no clothes. They are putting their lives, safety, education, and future careers on the line to do what the rest of society has utterly failed: respect human life.

In those camps, Jewish and Palestinian American students are coming together and forging the necessary human dialogue that may one day bring peace. Fears for the "safety of Jewish students" are spread precisely to scare them from visiting the encampments, and thereby from learning more and making friends.

I invite you to visit one of those protest encampments. See for yourself what they're like and talk to the students. People who support Palestine support human rights for all.

Whatever is being done to Palestinians right now will be repeated on other groups shortly. The precedents are being set and the repressive laws enacted. Those who support the repression of our voices will one day find themselves similarly silenced.

Palestine protesters on college campuses and elsewhere are therefore fighting for you and your liberties! Let’s all amplify their voices and those of other activists for justice.

I am honored to be addressing a free-thinking luncheon group in Columbia, South Carolina about my book, on Monday May 13. Grateful to Jim Byrum for the invitation. You can join by Zoom (details below). Many thanks to those who attended my talk at West Hill United Church last month. The video from the event follows.

With love,
Ramsey Hanhan

Upcoming Events:

Monday (S. Carolina / Zoom):

Palestine’s Fugitive Dreams

May 13, 2024​
10:30 AM Eastern

Monday Luncheon Group, Columbia, South Carolina

In the News:

Talk from April 14:

Healing from Conflict: How to Resist Injustice with Love

​West Hill United Church​

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

Poetry:

Ceasefire NOW! Chapter 4

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Excited that my poem “A Rose Among Gods of Stone” appears in this issue.

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(Alien Buddha Press Poetry Series)

From My Medium Articles:

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More Poetry

List of My Poems on Medium

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A visual commemoration of the Nakba

Palestine's Destroyed Villages

“1948 became the year of the Nakba, or “Catastrophe”, for Palestinians. The year when we were robbed of our country, our homes.”

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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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