In the tenth episode of Current Literary Affairs, journalist and writer Naeeda Aurangzeb is in conversation with Atef Abu Saif, Palestinian writer, political scientist, and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Authority. They talk about writing as a form of resistance and his motivation to continue telling the stories of Gazans. Writer Rashid Novaire will provide an introduction to Abu Saif’s work. This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience at De Nieuwe Liefde, on June 13th 2025.
Atef Abu Saif (1973) is a Palestinian writer, political scientist, and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Authority. He was born in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and has published several novels, including A Suspended Life, which was nominated for the World Prize for Arab Fiction in 2015. His poignant diaries from Gaza have been published in outlets such as The New York Times and The Nation. They are collected in Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide (2024). His earlier Gaza diaries were published as The Drone Eats Me (2015).
Naeeda Aurangzeb (1974) is a journalist and radio and television presenter. For NTR, she hosted De halve maan and co-hosted Bureau Buitenland at NPO. She also worked as a reporter on Radio 1 for Nieuws en Co. Previously, she published Verdreven Palestijnen (Displaced Palestinians) and produced the documentaries Met het gezicht naar het Oosten (Facing East) and Kerstnacht Bethlehem (Christmas Night Bethlehem). She lived and worked for several years in Tel Aviv-Jerusalem and the United States. In 2021, she wrote Hé lekker ding. 365 dagen vrouw en 365 dagen Nederlander (Hey Gorgeous. 365 Days a Woman and 365 Days a Dutch Citizen), reflecting on her experiences as a woman and a person of color.
Rashid Novaire (1979) began writing at a young age and won the El Hizjra Literature Prize in 2013. He has written several novels, including The Song of the Skate, Origin, and Just Say We’re Not Home. Novaire has been nominated twice for the Libris Literature Prize. His new novel, 28 Letters, will be published by Ambo|Anthos in January 2026. He has also written for theater, including Bellevue lunch theater and the Bavarian State Theater. During the lecture tour young.euro.connect, he met Atef Abu Saif and continued to follow his work.
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In the tenth episode of Current Literary Affairs, journalist and writer Naeeda Aurangzeb is in conversation with Atef Abu Saif, Palestinian writer, political scientist, and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Authority. They talk about writing as a form of resistance and his motivation to continue telling the stories of Gazans. Writer Rashid Novaire will provide an introduction to Abu Saif’s work. This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience at De Nieuwe Liefde, on June 13th 2025.
Atef Abu Saif (1973) is a Palestinian writer, political scientist, and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Authority. He was born in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and has published several novels, including A Suspended Life, which was nominated for the World Prize for Arab Fiction in 2015. His poignant diaries from Gaza have been published in outlets such as The New York Times and The Nation. They are collected in Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide (2024). His earlier Gaza diaries were published as The Drone Eats Me (2015).
Naeeda Aurangzeb (1974) is a journalist and radio and television presenter. For NTR, she hosted De halve maan and co-hosted Bureau Buitenland at NPO. She also worked as a reporter on Radio 1 for Nieuws en Co. Previously, she published Verdreven Palestijnen (Displaced Palestinians) and produced the documentaries Met het gezicht naar het Oosten (Facing East) and Kerstnacht Bethlehem (Christmas Night Bethlehem). She lived and worked for several years in Tel Aviv-Jerusalem and the United States. In 2021, she wrote Hé lekker ding. 365 dagen vrouw en 365 dagen Nederlander (Hey Gorgeous. 365 Days a Woman and 365 Days a Dutch Citizen), reflecting on her experiences as a woman and a person of color.
Rashid Novaire (1979) began writing at a young age and won the El Hizjra Literature Prize in 2013. He has written several novels, including The Song of the Skate, Origin, and Just Say We’re Not Home. Novaire has been nominated twice for the Libris Literature Prize. His new novel, 28 Letters, will be published by Ambo|Anthos in January 2026. He has also written for theater, including Bellevue lunch theater and the Bavarian State Theater. During the lecture tour young.euro.connect, he met Atef Abu Saif and continued to follow his work.
In Schrijf me! leer je schrijvers en hun debuut kennen. In seizoen vijf lezen Maria Kager, Gustaaf Peek en Connie Palmen een brief voor aan een personage uit hun debuutroman. Daarna gaan ze met Roos van Rijswijk in gesprek over hun boek – en hun toekomstplannen. Seizoen vijf is live opgenomen in Tolhuistuin op 11 juni 2025.
Tijdens deze audioserie draaien we de rollen om: de schrijvers schrijven deze keer niet vanuit, maar aan een van hun personages. Eindelijk horen we wat de schrijver écht vindt van de mensen die hun pagina’s bewandelen. Kun je als schrijver boos zijn op je eigen personage, of misschien wel jaloers? Is er nog iets dat je ze nooit hebt durven zeggen? Hoe verandert de relatie tussen schrijver en personage na het afleveren van dat eerste boek?
In aflevering 2 blikt Gustaaf Peek terug op zijn debuut. In 2006 debuteerde Gustaaf Peek met Armin, een indringende debuutroman over een voormalig SS’er, adoptie, ouder-kind binding en voortplanting. Kees ’t Hart schreef bij verschijnen van dit boek: ‘Peek is een groot talent en we gaan nog veel meer van hem horen.’ Daar heeft hij gelijk in gekregen en we zijn benieuwd hoe Peek na een kleine 20 jaar zelf terugkijkt op zijn debuut.
Gustaaf Peek is schrijver van romans, verhalen, gedichten, essays en films. Zijn werk is onder meer bekroond met de BNG Nieuwe Literatuurprijs, de F. Bordewijk-prijs en een Gouden Kalf.
Roos van Rijswijk (1985) is schrijver van romans en korte verhalen, die onder meer verschijnen bij Uitgeverij Querido. Voor haar debuutroman Onheilig ontving ze de Anton Wachterprijs. De olifant van de bovenbuurman is een prentenboek voor volwassenen, geïllustreerd door Sylvia Weve. De dwaler is een verhalenbundel die werd genomineerd voor de BNG Literatuurprijs en bekroond met het Charlotte Köhler Stipendium. Voor NRC recenseert Van Rijswijk vertaalde fictie, aan de Schrijversvakschool geeft ze les in het schrijven van korte verhalen. Op podia en in podcast kom je haar tegen als presentator, interviewer en moderator. Ze was een van de initiatiefnemers van de J.M.A. Biesheuvelprijs.
Beeld door Katja van Stiphout.
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In the tenth episode of Current Literary Affairs, journalist and writer Naeeda Aurangzeb is in conversation with Atef Abu Saif, Palestinian writer, political scientist, and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Authority. They talk about writing as a form of resistance and his motivation to continue telling the stories of Gazans. Writer Rashid Novaire will provide an introduction to Abu Saif’s work. This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience at De Nieuwe Liefde, on June 13th 2025.
Atef Abu Saif (1973) is a Palestinian writer, political scientist, and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Authority. He was born in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and has published several novels, including A Suspended Life, which was nominated for the World Prize for Arab Fiction in 2015. His poignant diaries from Gaza have been published in outlets such as The New York Times and The Nation. They are collected in Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide (2024). His earlier Gaza diaries were published as The Drone Eats Me (2015).
Naeeda Aurangzeb (1974) is a journalist and radio and television presenter. For NTR, she hosted De halve maan and co-hosted Bureau Buitenland at NPO. She also worked as a reporter on Radio 1 for Nieuws en Co. Previously, she published Verdreven Palestijnen (Displaced Palestinians) and produced the documentaries Met het gezicht naar het Oosten (Facing East) and Kerstnacht Bethlehem (Christmas Night Bethlehem). She lived and worked for several years in Tel Aviv-Jerusalem and the United States. In 2021, she wrote Hé lekker ding. 365 dagen vrouw en 365 dagen Nederlander (Hey Gorgeous. 365 Days a Woman and 365 Days a Dutch Citizen), reflecting on her experiences as a woman and a person of color.
Rashid Novaire (1979) began writing at a young age and won the El Hizjra Literature Prize in 2013. He has written several novels, including The Song of the Skate, Origin, and Just Say We’re Not Home. Novaire has been nominated twice for the Libris Literature Prize. His new novel, 28 Letters, will be published by Ambo|Anthos in January 2026. He has also written for theater, including Bellevue lunch theater and the Bavarian State Theater. During the lecture tour young.euro.connect, he met Atef Abu Saif and continued to follow his work.
