Palestinian poet Mohammed El-Kurd & singer-songwriter Mustafa the Poet share their thoughts on Palestine, searching for beauty in a wounded world, and the enduring power of poetry to liberate

"Incidentally, the award-winning writer and poet was born exactly 50 years after 15 May 1948, a day known to Palestinians as the Nakba. It is perhaps destiny, then, that both Mohammed and his twin sister Muna live and breathe Palestinian politics. Aged 11, they watched a group of settlers forcibly take over half of their home, and throw out and burn their family’s possessions. To this day, the settlers still occupy the annex to their family home that’s located in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah."  

The Story of Mohammed El-Kurd

GQ Middle East sat down with writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd, together with his friend, singer-songwriter Mustafa the Poet. The two shared their thoughts on Palestine, searching for beauty in a wounded world, and the enduring power of poetry to liberate. 

 

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https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/features/mohammed-el-kurd-gq-middle-east-2023

Photo from poet Mohammed El-Kurd's twitter