DEADLINE TO REGISTER Friday September 27 by noon

The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom - RPL Religion, Conflict, and Peace 2024-25 Book Series

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 4:15 PM EDT - in person at Belfer Case Study Room S020, CGIS (Center for Government and International Studies) South 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138

One of more than 5,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons before October 7, 2023, Nasser Abu Srour was sentenced to life without parole in 1993 after a forced confession.

His extraordinary writings delve into the history of the Nakba to the Intifada of the Stones, as he navigates life within the confines of an Israeli prison. But it is within the walls of his cell that this exceptional memoir takes an unexpected direction—Abu Srour turns the very Wall that has deprived him of freedom into his companion, his interlocutor. In doing so, he has created a work of art that transcends his pain while shining a glaring light on the ongoing tragedy of the Palestinian situation.

Featuring Luke Leafgren, Translator, Lecturer on Arabic in NELC, Harvard

Claire Messud, Joseph Y. Bae and Janice Lee Senior Lecturer on Fiction, FAS, Harvard

Moderated by Nader Uthman, Senior Preceptor in Arabic and Director of the Modern Language Programs, NELC, Harvard

Co-sponsored by Religion and Public Life's Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Space is limited. Please register by noon on Thursday, September 27. This event will not be recorded.

To register: [Registration] "The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom" (qualtrics.com)