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Read the Resistance, July 2018: The Poet X

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world

Galal El-Behairy

Galal El-Behairy is an Egyptian poet, lyricist, and activist…

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