The PalFest Podcast

By The Palestine Festival of Literature

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Subscribers: 8
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Episodes: 17


 Nov 28, 2025

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Welcome to the first podcast from the Palestine Festival of Literature – a format we’ve been wanting to bring to you for a long time. 

The PalFest Podcast will highlight new books from and about Palestine, bringing writers together in conversation across borders to discuss new ideas and dig into vital histories. 

Each episode will feature a different pairing of writers, presented by our co-hosts Beesan Ramadan and Mirza Waheed who, together, will guide us through these unique, essential conversations.


Episode Date
On introducing Edward Said: Isabella Hammad and Hisham Matar
May 31, 2026
Tareq Baconi and Saleem Haddad in conversation - Live from Ibraaz
May 17, 2026
Something About Living: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha with So Meyer
May 03, 2026
The Selected Plays of Ismail Khalidi - Live from New York
Apr 19, 2026
Molly Crabapple in conversation with Sara Yasin on "Here Where We Live Is Our Country"
Apr 02, 2026
Alaa Abd el-Fattah in conversation with Farah Barqawi
Mar 23, 2026
Lina Mounzer and Jehan Bseiso on Writing through Crisis
Mar 09, 2026
Mahmoud al-Shaer in conversation with Beesan Ramadan & Mirza Waheed
Feb 23, 2026
Hala Alyan and Mai Serhan on Memoirs of Home
Feb 08, 2026
Yasmin Zaher and Saleem Haddad on Debut Novels
Jan 05, 2026
Nasser Abourahme in conversation with Edwin Nasr
Dec 22, 2025
Isabella Hammad & Mirza Waheed on Palestine and Kashmir
Dec 08, 2025
Randa Abdel-Fattah in conversation with Sara Yasin about "Discipline"
Dec 01, 2025
Tareq Baconi in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates about "Fire in Every Direction"
Nov 17, 2025
Laleh Khalili talks to Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox and Rafeef Ziadeh about "Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine"
Nov 05, 2025
Noor Hindi & George Abraham talk to Rachael Allen about "Heaven Looks Like Us"
Nov 03, 2025
Batool Abu Akleen talks to Wiam El-Tamami about "48Kg."
Oct 08, 2025