A “Campaign of Genocide” in Syria
This morning, Christopher Merrill of the International Writing Program in Iowa sent PEN a translation of a letter by Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa imploring the world to help end… More
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When PEN America's @jonfreadom gives a @TEDxKC talk, you learn a lot about #BookBans #Censorship and #StudentsRights... and little bit about #Seahorses, too.
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This essay by Jonathan Zimmerman is the first in the Freedom to Learn series sponsored by PEN America, providing historical context for controversies surrounding free expression in education today. https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/08/15/truth-about-history-education-wars-2022/