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Mohammed El-Kurd

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Mohammed El-Kurd


Born
in Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
May 15, 1998

Website

Twitter
@m7mdkurd

Genre
Poetry, Nonfiction

Influences
Ghassan Kanafani ...more


MOHAMMED EL-KURD is an internationally touring and award-winning poet, writer, journalist, and organizer from Jerusalem, occupied Palestine.

In 2021, He was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine.

He is best known for his role as a co-founder of the #SaveSheikhJarrah movement. His work has been featured in numerous international outlets and he has appeared repeatedly as a commentator on major TV networks.

Currently, El-Kurd serves as the first-ever Palestine Correspondent for The Nation. His first published essay in this role, "A Night with Palestine's Defenders of the Mountain," was shortlisted for the 2022 One World Media Print Award.

RIFQA, his debut collection of poetry, was published by Haymarket ...more

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Rifqa
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“What do you say to the children for whom the Red sea won't part?”
― Mohammed El-Kurd, Rifqa
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“I no longer feel the responsibility to give humans eyes for humanity.”
― Mohammed El-Kurd, Rifqa
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“A woman tells him a pen is a sword. What’s a pen
to a rifle? Another fed him a sonnet. If Shakespeare
was from here he wouldn’t be writing.”
― Mohammed El-Kurd, Rifqa
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