'Perfect Victims' author Mohammed El-Kurd challenges how Palestinian suffering is viewed
He is the author of the poetry collection Rifqa and the book "Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal", which was just published in French translation…
France 24 reports that he is the author of the poetry collection Rifqa and the book "Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal", which was just published in French translation last week.
Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian writer, poet and journalist. Mohammed grew up in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and as a child, his family were displaced from their home by Israeli settlers in a high-profile eviction.
This entertainment story centres on the Palestinian Territories. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Mohammed El-Kurd, Palestinian and Perfect Victims'.
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- Mohammed El-Kurd, Palestinian, Perfect Victims', Rifqa
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