![JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 1: Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American writer and human rights activist, visits the Al Aqsa mosque whilst travelling with the 2014 Palestine Festival of Literature on June 1, 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel. The festival is an annual event that aims to bring a cultural festival of international standard to audiences in Palestine to assert "the power of culture over the culture of power." (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** al08ma-cover-abulhawa.jpg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FKCBL32525EYWCVMQNC2UKI46A.jpg?smart=true&auth=06252f03f5e883b507b80c0d4aae0790141820d9e3a4c9f1ec5b38b42aa4ad7f&width=400&height=225)
Susan Abulhawa, Palestinian-American writer and human rights activist, is bringing the Palestinian Festival of Literature to the US. Getty
Susan Abulhawa, Palestinian-American writer and human rights activist, is bringing the Palestinian Festival of Literature to the US. Getty
First US Palestinian literature festival to 'tell a story the world has a hard time hearing'
'These are giants in our part of the world,' festival co-chair Susan Abulhawa says. 'But here they’re unknown'
M Lynx Qualey
20 September, 2019