Why does the Palestinian cause have a special place in the hearts & minds of Algerians? On the latest The New Arab Book Club, @eliasjahshan.bsky.social speaks to Hamza Hamouchene, co-editor of ‘Towards Palestinian Liberation’, a new anthology that aims to situate Palestine within a wider history:

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It’s been 18 months since Mohammed El-Kurd’s Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal was published (via Haymarket Books) to critical acclaim. In the latest episode of The New Arab Book Club, he sits down with @eliasjahshan.bsky.social to share his reflections on the book since its release:

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At what point does solidarity for Palestine become hollow and symbolic, rather than tangible and actually achieving change? This is one of the many questions posed to Palestinian writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd in a wide-ranging interview for The New Arab Book Club with @eliasjahshan.bsky.social

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In the latest episode of The New Arab Book Club, Nur Turkmani joins @eliasjahshan.bsky.social to discuss her debut poetry collection ‘October’, which was recently published by Hajar Press and shortlisted for the 2026 Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection:

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I had the honour to read some of Nur's poems before her first collection was published last year. (Hajar Press, shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize!) They suspend Beirut's most recent moments of sorrow and joy in the weft of life. No one writes and questions intimacy as Nur does. She's extraordinary.

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