Mona el-Kurd, left, alongside her twin brother, Mohammed, after their release by Israeli authorities in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem on June 6, 2021. (Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
His face became known around the world in May 2021. Alongside his twin sister, Mona, Mohammed el-Kurd emerged as a leading figure in the mobilization against Israeli threats to forcibly expel families from his home neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem. After publishing his first poetry collection, “Rifqa,” that same year, the 28-year-old Palestinian poet and journalist returns with a new book that questions, in particular, the demand that Palestinians prove themselves beyond reproach for their rights to be recognized and their existence deemed legitimate.Released a year ago in English, “Perfect Victims” is now available in French (Les Liens qui libèrent, 288 pages, October 2026). An interview with Mohammed El-Kurd. Read more Mohammed el-Kurd: ‘Palestinian youth have managed to transform the terms of the debate’ ...
His face became known around the world in May 2021. Alongside his twin sister, Mona, Mohammed el-Kurd emerged as a leading figure in the mobilization against Israeli threats to forcibly expel families from his home neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem. After publishing his first poetry collection, “Rifqa,” that same year, the 28-year-old Palestinian poet and journalist returns with a new book that questions, in particular, the demand that Palestinians prove themselves beyond reproach for their rights to be recognized and their existence deemed legitimate.Released a year ago in English, “Perfect Victims” is now available in French (Les Liens qui libèrent, 288 pages, October 2026). An interview with Mohammed El-Kurd. Read more Mohammed el-Kurd: ‘Palestinian youth have managed to transform the terms of the...
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