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6th Palestinian international poetry festival

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6th Palestinian international poetry festival

Two photographs of writers and PEN members gathered for the Palestinian Centre’s 6th International Poetry Festival, which took place in Jerusalem, Nablus and Bethlehem on 1-4 October 1999. This event, which promoted Palestinian literature, drew together poets and writers from countries across the world, and included Rami Hamdallah, President of the Palestinian National Authority (2014-19), as a guest of honour. Hamdallah can be seen seated first on the left on the picture above, beside Hanan Awwad, president of the Palestinian Centre (1992-). The photograph below shows Awwad speaking at a conference that took place during the festival.

6th Palestinian international poetry festival

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6o Festival internacional de poesía palestina

Dos fotografías de escritores y miembros de PEN reunidos durante el 6o Festival internacional de poesía del Centro Palestino, celebrado en Jerusalén, Nablus y Belén del 1 al 4 de octure de 1999. Este evento de promoción de la literatura palestina reunió poetas y escritores de todo el mundo, y contó con Rami Hamdallah, presidente de la Autoridad Nacional Palestina (2014-19) como invitado de honor. En la fotografía superior, Hamdallah puede verse sentado a la izquierda, al lado de Hanan Awwad, presidenta del Centro Palestino (1992-). La fotografía inferior muestra Awwad hablando durante una conferencia del festival .

Date:

04/10/1999

Creator:

Palestinian Centre

Centre:

Palestinian Centre  (الرابطة الدولية للقلم-فرع فلسطين)

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