The Narratives of Novelists
Ahdaf Souief, who is a novelist and political and cultural commentator lunched NGO PalFest that will conducted its
annual cultural roadshow, touring around Palestine. Because of the difficulties Palestinians face under military occupation in traveling around their own country, the Festival travels to its audiences. PalFest 2010 will run from May 1st to 6th and will tour to Jerusalem, Nablus, Jenin, Bethlehem, Hebron and Ramallah.PalFest aims to bring world class cultural events to Palestinian cities; to give Palestinian students access to some of the finest authors working today, and to create a forum for the exchange of ideas and stories between writers, readers and students.
The novelist Githa Hariharan interestingly interviewing the novelists Ahdaf Souief and Radwa Ashour: