Dundee Scotland, 11.54pm
Posted first ever by Palestine Festival of Literature, around 10.52pm Dundee time in X / Twitter, yes, 'Logan Roy' SUCCESSION Brian Denis Cox CBE [Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire] reads 'IF I MUST DIE' by the late Refaat Alareer.
With multiple people helping me, personally I am already compiling 110 languages - rendering the translation of 'IF I MUST DIE' in 91 hours since Saturday, some of languages 'definitely endangered languages.’ Expected will be 140 languages, because some translations have not yet been compiled.
Hopefully another poet follows his step. Worth mentioning that Refaat’s body & his family members are still buried under the rubble because Israel won’t give access to the area. It’s so rage inducing that he hasn’t been put to rest with dignity. Even in death, we are failing him.
For comparison, the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling is one of the most translated series of all time, being available in 85 languages.
Refaat pinned this poet in twitter or X platform.
English —- original post by Professor Refaat Al Areer
Arabic / Arab, Refaat’s mother tongue ===== twitter [at]tameeolivefern
list 110 languages of IF I MUST DIE - link click
motaz azaiza
2 Symbol of Gaza. Plestia Bosbos Alaqad and Motaz Azaiza. Both [even[ westernized. Motaz part of UNRWA USA. Plestia is Albert Schweitzer Scholars. As of minute-time, 1.57am Melbourne [Plestia] and 4.57pm Gaza [Motaz]
original Plestia’s pict used by Guardian, and poet Rupi Kaur. Rupi Kaur refused Divali invitation by Biden, most of reason, because [I believe] Plestia feed
Refaat Alareer after acknowledge that Rupi Kaur refused Divali’s White House party by Biden.
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Rana is the first Indian to be an honorary member of the US National Press Club. Interview with Plestia maybe around [Dec 11] 1pm New Delhi and 8pm Melbourne [Plestia] —— 1 day after Plestia’s birthday. Plestia evacuated to Melbourne after eyewitnessing horror [at least] until 49 days of war in Gaza. As of now 12/12 [Dec 12], is Day 67 of war
Toddler with Plestia, before war, living in Northern Gaza and they evacuated to Southern Gaza. Since Friday, Oct 13, when Israel announced to every Gazans from northern move to southern, more than 5,000 killed in southern, not counting barbaric bombing in northern Gaza. Northern Gaza is being depopulated, while even residents in the south are ordered to evacuate as the israelis implement their ethnic cleansing. Refugee literally fulfilled Israel warning, and still killed with barbaric bombing by Israel. Documentation by Plestia Alaqad
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