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They have few rights and still fall in love among olive groves

12. Mai 2026

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"Stranded Palestinian cousins navigating asylum borders: an evocative review of Mahdi Fleifel's «To a Land Unknown» presented at the festival."

Stranded Palestinian cousins navigating asylum borders: an evocative review of Mahdi Fleifel's «To a Land Unknown» presented at the festival.

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This piece was originally published in Der Bund (12. Mai 2026).

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