Ahmed Shihab Eldin sits down with Palestinian novelist, poet and activist Susan Abulhawa – the best-selling author of Mornings in Jenin and Love in the Time of Genocide.
Susan does not speak in half-truths. She speaks with unflinching honesty about Gaza, about rage, and about the cost of refusing to name things for what they are: genocide, colonialism, betrayal. With a voice sharpened by both grief and defiance, she reminds us that anger is not a weakness to be hidden but a weapon of survival – a force that, if channelled, can become a source of responsibility, courage and hope.
They talk about Gaza not just as a place under siege, but as a mirror of humanity’s future. Susan pulls apart the psychology of helplessness, the myth of Western ‘decorum’, and the illusion of free speech that crumbles when confronted with Palestine.
She calls out complicity – from Arab regimes to global powers – while celebrating the unimaginable resilience of a people who refuse to kneel.
This is not an easy conversation. It’s not meant to be. But it’s necessary.
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Listening to Susan is to be confronted with the unbearable truths of our time – and also to be reminded of the duty, the possibility, and the power of resistance in all its forms.
Produced by: Ahmed Shihab Eldin
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