As guests of the 2012 Palestine Festival for Literature (PalFest) waited — and waited — at the Rafah-Gaza crossing last night, the affiliated fest in Ramallah kicked off with “Representing Lives Through Literature” at the Sakakini Cultural Center.
It “took ages to get through the border” yesterday, according to @PalFest. Judging by Twitter updates, it was more than eight hours before most of PalFest attendees got through to Gaza.
From @PalFest at around midnight:
@RanaGaza Hey – took ages to get through the border. Most of us are here, exhausted. @Alaa and @Manal will get through tomorrow we hope…
Today’s events begin early:
10am: Workshops
All Universities (check with your Arabic and English departments)
4pm: Speeches, presentations and readings by PalFest authors
Golden Media Centre (opposite al Azhar University)
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