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31 August 2026

‘An act of resistance’: Raja Shehadeh’s Palestinian diaries find a new home

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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‘An act of resistance’: Raja Shehadeh’s Palestinian diaries find a new home

Al Jazeera interviews the leading writer and lawyer, 75, in Edinburgh, where his daily documentation is being archived.

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