The University of Pennsylvania’s administration faces an overwhelming backlash from donors, many of whom are pulling their funds and calling on the Ivy League institution’s president to resign. The root of their anger: A Palestine Writes Literature Festival that took place on campus last month that donors and Penn’s administration both say included speakers with a history of making antisemitic statements, a characterization organizers and attendees reject.
By Salam BustanjiThe 2023 Palestine Writes literature festival took place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia this weekend.More than 1,500
Palestine Writes Literature Festival Returns with an Outstanding Line-up of Writers and Artists بيان صحفي (للنشر الفوري) عودة المهرجان الأدبي العالمي “فلسطين تكتب” بثُلة مميزة من الكُتّاب والفنانين البارزين Philadelphia, July 24 – Three years after COVID-19 forced the inaugural Palestine Writes Festival to be held virtually, the only Palestinian…
The Palestine Writes Literature Festival returns in September to celebrate Palestinian literature and culture and end the silencing of Palestinian cultural workers.