Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2023-07-24
Lex Fridman & Mohammed El-Kurd: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #391
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine
Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian writer and poet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Factor: https://factormeals.
Mohammed El-Kurd recommended The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi and others, and discussed The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl. Lex Fridman discussed Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi is a comprehensive historical account examining the century-long conflict and displacement of Palestinians through the lens of settler colonialism.
Recommended“a great book to recommend is the 100 year the Hundred Years War on Palestine um that's the you know traces the Zionist movement oftentimes in designists own words”
Where to get it
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The Jewish State
The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl is a foundational political pamphlet that outlined the vision for a modern homeland for the Jewish people and catalyzed the modern Zionist movement.
Discussed“even like in the early early correspondence between the mayor of Jerusalem and herzl who wrote the Jewish State you know the generosity through which uh the Palestinian mayor was talking to herzl who was plotting to take over his land is impressive”
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Rifqa
Discussed“in rivka you wrote my father told me anger is a luxury we cannot afford be composed calm still laugh when they ask you smile when they talk answer them educate them”
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