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Inspired by the rich poetic tradition of the author's native Arab culture, "To Love a Palestinian Woman" includes works written over eight years. Richly evocative and often passionate, these poems can be described as personal and romantic, as well as public and political. While the condition in Palestine is a dominant theme, so is love. Conciliatory in tone, or passionately confrontational, these poems stem from a deep humanity and cannot fail to engage the reader. "His poetry reflects a genuine universal concern for the human condition: a welcome combination of a poetic talent with a strong commitment to justice." - Yakov Rabkin, University of Montreal "Listening to Ehab Lotayef read his poems ... I begin to believe again that poetry matters. I am reminded of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Allen Ginsberg and other poets ... who challenged the beliefs of their times, who were not afraid to enter the political fray and who went on to become the conscience of a generation." - Angela Leuck, author of "Flower Heart"

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PublisherMawenzi House

ISBN-101894770552

ISBN-139781894770552

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Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

AuthorEhab Lotayef

FormatPaperback

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Item Weight4 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

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Publication Year20100000

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ReviewsEhab''s poems despite their rich influence of Arab poetic culture are not restricted by geo-cultural boundaries - they transcend across cultures and geo-political divide. His poems full of hope and humanity explain the contentious truth of life with sensitivity and finesse.Rahul Varma,Playwright and Artistic Director of Teesri Dunyia Theatre CompanyHis poetry reflects a genuine universal concern for the human condition: a welcome combination of a poetic talent with a strong commitment to justice.Yakov Rabkin, Ph.D.Professor of History, University of MontrealSimplicity of language. Dialogue for peace. Ehab Lotayef''s poems speak in a unique voice. I am moved by their humanity. Powerful, stark and compassionate.Ilona MartonfiProducer, Yellow Door poetry and prose readingsLotayef''s poetry is like Nietzsche''s hammer: smashing.Denis KosseimProfessor of philosophy, Collge Andr-Laurendeau, MontrealEhab''s poetry voices an appeal to reason and humanity in terms that are impossible to ignore once you''ve read him. Few dare as he does, to write as unrelentingly about the issues which face us as Canadians, as citizens of the troubled world.Sandra StephensonAdministrator: poetsagainstwar.ca. Editor: "Poots Tawking" (Laurel Reed Books, 2007)I have first heard Lotayef''s work at a Noches de poesia event for the first time and I consider him to be one the most wonderful discoveries I have made in the world of local poetry. There''s an element of compassion, hope and openness to others in his writing that we need more of in the world we live in.Marie France BancelPoetListening to Ehab Lotayef read his poems about the situation in the Middle East or what is happening on an Indian Reserve in Canada, I begin to believe again that poetry matters. I am reminded of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Allen Ginsberg and other poets throughout history who challenged the beliefs of their times, who were not afraid to enter the political fray and who went on to become the conscience of a generation. More than any poet I know, Ehab Lotayef has the sheer talent and courage to walk in their footsteps.Angela LeuckAuthor of "Flower Heart"To Love a Palestinian Woman - ReviewsThe Canadian Charger - August 25 2010What would it mean to love any Palestinian - man, woman, or child - within a context where the dominant discourse, and the whole current of state action, seem hostile to the notion of recognizing Palestinians'' possession of even the most basic human rights?The politicians of Canada''s ruling parties may express a pious commitment to international human rights law, but their actions show how feebly selective, in fact, this commitment is.?In 1987, Canada was the only country at the Qubec Francophonie Summit to oppose a resolution calling for Palestinian self-determination.?In 1997, Canada signed a free trade agreement with Israel that accepts Israel''s economic boundaries as incorporating the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, thereby giving preferential treatment to goods not just from Israel, but also from Israel''s expanding network of illegal settlements.?In 2006, Canada was the first country to join Israel''s illegal blockade of the Palestinians of Gaza - in punishment for having chosen, in a democratic election, a government of whom Israel and the West disapprove.?In January 2008, by which time the blockade''s devastating impact on public health in Gaza was evident, Canada was the only member of the UN Human Rights Committee to oppose a resolution calling for immediate action to end the blockade.?A year later, during Israel''s military assault on Gaza in December 2008-January 2009, which involved large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity, Canada was the only member of the UN Human Rights Committee that voted in support of Israel''s actions., Ehab? poems despite their rich influence of Arab poetic culture are not restricted by geo-cultural boundaries ?they transcend across cultures and geo-political divide. His poems full of hope and humanity explain the contentious truth of life with sensitivity and finesse.Rahul Varma,Playwright and Artistic Director of Teesri Dunyia Theatre CompanyHis poetry reflects a genuine universal concern for the human condition: a welcome combination of a poetic talent with a strong commitment to justice.Yakov Rabkin, Ph.D.Professor of History, University of MontrealSimplicity of language. Dialogue for peace. Ehab Lotayef? poems speak in a unique voice. I am moved by their humanity. Powerful, stark and compassionate.Ilona MartonfiProducer, Yellow Door poetry and prose readingsLotayef? poetry is like Nietzsche''s hammer: smashing.Denis KosseimProfessor of philosophy, Collge Andr-Laurendeau, MontrealEhab''s poetry voices an appeal to reason and humanity in terms that are impossible to ignore once you''ve read him. Few dare as he does, to write as unrelentingly about the issues which face us as Canadians, as citizens of the troubled world.Sandra StephensonAdministrator: poetsagainstwar.ca. Editor: ?oots Tawking?(Laurel Reed Books, 2007)I have first heard Lotayef''s work at a Noches de poesia event for the first time and I consider him to be one the most wonderful discoveries I have made in the world of local poetry. There''s an element of compassion, hope and openness to others in his writing that we need more of in the world we live in.Marie France BancelPoetListening to Ehab Lotayef read his poems about the situation in the Middle East or what is happening on an Indian Reserve in Canada, I begin to believe again that poetry matters. I am reminded of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Allen Ginsberg and other poets throughout history who challenged the beliefs of their times, who were not afraid to enter the political fray and who went on to become the conscience of a generation. More than any poet I know, Ehab Lotayef has the sheer talent and courage to walk in their footsteps.Angela LeuckAuthor of "Flower Heart"To Love a Palestinian Woman ?ReviewsThe Canadian Charger ?August 25 2010What would it mean to love any Palestinian'an, woman, or child'ithin a context where the dominant discourse, and the whole current of state action, seem hostile to the notion of recognizing Palestinians'possession of even the most basic human rights?The politicians of Canada? ruling parties may express a pious commitment to international human rights law, but their actions show how feebly selective, in fact, this commitment is.'In 1987, Canada was the only country at the Qubec Francophonie Summit to oppose a resolution calling for Palestinian self-determination.'In 1997, Canada signed a free trade agreement with Israel that accepts Israel? economic boundaries as incorporating the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, thereby giving preferential treatment to goods not just from Israel, but also from Israel? expanding network of illegal settlements.'In 2006, Canada was the first country to join Israel? illegal blockade of the Palestinians of Gaza'n punishment for having chosen, in a democratic election, a government of whom Israel and the West disapprove.'In January 2008, by which time the blockade? devastating impact on public health in Gaza was evident, Canada was the only member of the UN Human Rights Committee to oppose a resolution calling for immediate action to end the blockade.'A year later, during Israel? military assault on Gaza in December 2008-January 2009, which involved large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity, Canada was the only member of the UN Human Rights Committee that voted in support of Israel? actions.'In 2010, the Canadian government refused to condemn Israel? murderous attack, in international waters, on the Mavi Marmara, the Turkish flagship of a flotilla that was seeking to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza., Ehab#146;s poems despite their rich influence of Arab poetic culture are not restricted by geo-cultural boundaries -- they transcend across cultures and geo-political divide. His poems full of hope and humanity explain the contentious truth of life with sensitivity and finesse.Rahul Varma,Playwright and Artistic Director of Teesri Dunyia Theatre CompanyHis poetry reflects a genuine universal concern for the human condition: a welcome combination of a poetic talent with a strong commitment to justice.Yakov Rabkin, Ph.D.Professor of History, University of MontrealSimplicity of language. Dialogue for peace. Ehab Lotayef#146;s poems speak in a unique voice. I am moved by their humanity. Powerful, stark and compassionate.Ilona MartonfiProducer, Yellow Door poetry and prose readingsLotayef#146;s poetry is like Nietzsche''s hammer: smashing.Denis KosseimProfessor of philosophy, Coll�ge Andr�-Laurendeau, MontrealEhab''s poetry voices an appeal to reason and humanity in terms that are impossible to ignore once you''ve read him. Few dare as he does, to write as unrelentingly about the issues which face us as Canadians, as citizens of the troubled world.Sandra StephensonAdministrator: poetsagainstwar.ca. Editor: "Poots Tawking" (Laurel Reed Books, 2007)I have first heard Lotayef''s work at a Noches de poesia event for the first time and I consider him to be one the most wonderful discoveries I have made in the world of local poetry. There''s an element of compassion, hope and openness to others in his writing that we need more of in the world we live in.Marie France BancelPoetListening to Ehab Lotayef read his poems about the situation in the Middle East or what is happening on an Indian Reserve in Canada, I begin to believe again that poetry matters. I am reminded of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Allen Ginsberg and other poets throughout history who challenged the beliefs of their times, who were not afraid to enter the political fray and who went on to become the conscience of a generation. More than any poet I know, Ehab Lotayef has the sheer talent and courage to walk in their footsteps.Angela LeuckAuthor of "Flower Heart"To Love a Palestinian Woman -- ReviewsThe Canadian Charger -- August 25 2010What would it mean to love any Palestinian--man, woman, or child--within a context where the dominant discourse, and the whole current of state action, seem hostile to the notion of recognizing Palestinians#146; possession of even the most basic human rights?The politicians of Canada#146;s ruling parties may express a pious commitment to international human rights law, but their actions show how feebly selective, in fact, this commitment is. In 1987, Canada was the only country at the Qu�bec Francophonie Summit to oppose a resolution calling for Palestinian self-determination. In 1997, Canada signed a free trade agreement with Israel that accepts Israel#146;s economic boundaries as incorporating the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, thereby giving preferential treatment to goods not just from Israel, but also from Israel#146;s expanding network of illegal settlements. In 2006, Canada was the first country to join Israel#146;s illegal blockade of the Palestinians of Gaza--in punishment for having chosen, in a democratic election, a government of whom Israel and the West disapprove. In January 2008, by which time the blockade#146;s devastating impact on public health in Gaza was evident, Canada was the only member of the UN Human Rights Committee to oppose a resolution calling for immediate action to end the blockade. A year later, during Israel#146;s military assault on Gaza in December 2008-January 2009, which involved large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity, Canada was the only member of the UN Human Rights Committee that voted in support of Israel#146;s actions.

Publication Date2010-04-01

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