A rather magnificent mural painted on the Separation Wall near Bethlehem – photo courtesy of an Australian friend working out there with EAPPI:
Leila Khaled mural on the Apartheid Wall at Bethlehem
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First coverage of Leila Khaled biography
From Al-Quds Al-Arabi, 6th May 2012
الكتاب على صغر حجمه مهم لانه يحكي قصة ليلى خالد معتمدا على شهادتها وصوتها يحضر في ثنايا السرد، ولعل قصة العملية الفاشلة وموت باتريك من اكثر المشاهد اثارة للحزن وحبسا للانفاس، فهنا التعاطف العالمي والموت في ارض غريبة بعيدة عن الوطن، والموت جائعا. كتاب مثير وغني ومفيد للقارىء باللغة الانكليزية.
Full article here.
Manchester launch for Leila Khaled biography
And in a move to break with the usual London-centrism of the publishing industry etc etc… the first launch event for the Leila Khaled biography will be in Manchester at Blackwell’s University Bookshop on Oxford Road, from 7pm on Thursday 24th May. All welcome. More details here.
London launch for Leila Khaled biography
The London book launch for Leila Khaled: Icon of the Palestinian Revolution will be held at Housman’s Bookshop on Caledonian Road in King’s Cross on Saturday 2nd June. More details here and Facebook event here.
Leila Khaled at Marxism 2012
As part of the publicity for the forthcoming biography, Leila Khaled will be appearing at Marxism 2012 in July. As she has been denied UK visas since her 2002 visit, this will be by Skype videolink, allowing her to speak to the audience and take questions. More details here.
Memorabilia from Leila Khaled’s 2002 visit to Manchester
Many thanks to Seymour Alexander for sharing this item from Leila Khaled’s 2002 visit to Manchester (originally on the book’s Facebook page):
Leila Khaled biography discounted at Pluto Press
Pluto Books now have the Leila Khaled biography available to pre-order at a discounted rate. Hopefully the actual book will be out in May this year. More details of the book and the Pluto offer here.
