In the first episode of 'Beginning with Us', Yara Hawari joins host Cherine Hussein to reflect upon what it means to be a scholar-activist involved in an on-going collective struggle in Palestine today. Weaving in the words of Edward Said, Toni Morrison, Grada Kilomba, Hisham Matar and Ta-Nehisi Coates, this conversation highlights the self-understandings, world-views, lived realities, traumas and struggles of a rising generation of feminist, Palestinian scholar-activists. It also reflects on what the political, empowerment and global solidarity looks like today, both inside and outside the academy.      Yara Hawari is a Senior Analyst at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, a writer and frequent political commentator. She completed her PhD in Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter. Her first novel, The Stone House, is forthcoming with Hajar Press. Cherine Hussein is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague. She completed her PhD in International Relations at the University of Sussex. She is the author of The Re-Emergence of the Single State Solution in Palestine/Israel: Countering an Illusion (London, Routledge: 2015), among other writings.*This conversation took place at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm on May 24th, 2021 as part of DAAS.   Cited Works:Coates, Ta-Nehisi, 2015. Between the World and Me. New York: Spiegel &amp; Grau. Kilomba, Grada, 2015. 'Decolonizing Knowledge', Lecture-Performance.Matar, Hisham, 2017.  'Diary: Writing with the Horror.'The London Review of Books, 32(10).Morrison, Toni, 1988. 'Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature: The Tanner Lectures', University of Michigan.Said, Edward, 1985. Beginnings: Intention and Method. New York: Columbia University Press.Said, Edward, 1996. Representations of the Intellectual. New York: Vintage Books.Said, Edward, 1984. 'Permission to Narrate'. Journal of Palestine Studies, 13(3), 27-48.

In the first episode of 'Beginning with Us', <a href="https://al-shabaka.org/profiles/yara-hawari/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Yara Hawari</a> joins host <a href="https://twitter.com/nounihussein" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Cherine Hussein</a> to reflect upon what it means to be a scholar-activist involved in an on-going collective struggle in Palestine today. Weaving in the words of Edward Said, Toni Morrison, Grada Kilomba, Hisham Matar and Ta-Nehisi Coates, this conversation highlights the self-understandings, world-views, lived realities, traumas and struggles of a rising generation of feminist, Palestinian scholar-activists. It also reflects on what the political, empowerment and global solidarity looks like today, both inside and outside the academy. Yara Hawari is a Senior Analyst at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, a writer and frequent political commentator. She completed her PhD in Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter. Her first novel, The Stone House, is forthcoming with <a href="https://www.hajarpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hajar Press</a>. Cherine Hussein is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague. She completed her PhD in International Relations at the University of Sussex. She is the author of T<a href="https://www.routledge.com/The-Re-Emergence-of-the-Single-State-Solution-in-PalestineIsrael-Countering/Hussein/p/book/9780815348900" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">he Re-Emergence of the Single State Solution in Palestine/Israel: Countering an Illusion</a> (London, Routledge: 2015), among other writings. *This conversation took place at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm on May 24th, 2021 as part of <a href="https://www.daas.academy/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">DAAS</a>. Cited Works:Coates, Ta-Nehisi, 2015. <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220290/between-the-world-and-me-by-ta-nehisi-coates/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Between the World and Me</a>. New York: Spiegel &amp; Grau. Kilomba, Grada, 2015. '<a href="https://castbox.fm/episode/GRADA-KILOMBA%3A-DECOLONIZING-KNOWLEDGE-id1563533-id105586463?country=us" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Decolonizing Knowledge</a>', Lecture-Performance.Matar, Hisham, 2017. '<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n10/hisham-matar/diary" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Diary: Writing with the Horror.'</a>The London Review of Books, 32(10).Morrison, Toni, 1988. '<a href="https://tannerlectures.utah.edu/_documents/a-to-z/m/morrison90.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature: The Tanner Lectures</a>', University of Michigan.Said, Edward, 1985. <a href="http://cup.columbia.edu/book/beginnings/9780231059374" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Beginnings: Intention and Method.</a> New York: Columbia University Press.Said, Edward, 1996. <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/159790/representations-of-the-intellectual-by-edward-w-said/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Representations of the Intellectual. </a>New York: Vintage Books.Said, Edward, 1984. '<a href="https://doi.org/10.2307/2536688" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Permission to Narrate'</a>. Journal of Palestine Studies, 13(3), 27-48.

On scholar-activism in Palestine: Reflections from a generation rising

Weaving in the words of influential public intellectuals connected to diverse struggles of liberation across time and space — ‘Beginning with Us’ are conversations that begin from within particular communities of resistance; and explore what it means to be a scholar-activist involved in on-going collective struggles of resistance across the Arab world. Reflecting upon what happens to the political when conversations shift their points of beginning to the world-views, self-understandings and lived experiences of these struggles — they explore what it means to live, speak and write with their on-going joys, horrors, hopes and radical imaginings of the future. Highlighting the voices of a rising generation, they also reflect on what the public intellectual and the political look like today; what it means to be part of a global community of solidarity, inspiration and friendship; the meaning of hope in times of despair; and how the world is experienced when your body itself is a site of violence and struggle.

Weaving in the words of influential public intellectuals connected to diverse struggles of liberation across time and space — ‘Beginning with Us’ are conversations that begin from within particular communities of resistance; and explore what it means to be a scholar-activist involved in on-going collective struggles of resistance across the Arab world. Reflecting upon what happens to the political when conversations shift their points of beginning to the world-views, self-understandings and lived experiences of these struggles — they explore what it means to live, speak and write with their on-going joys, horrors, hopes and radical imaginings of the future. Highlighting the voices of a rising generation, they also reflect on what the public intellectual and the political look like today; what it means to be part of a global community of solidarity, inspiration and friendship; the meaning of hope in times of despair; and how the world is experienced when your body itself is a site of violence and struggle.

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