London Book Fair 2024: Dr Selma Dabbagh on how publishers can help Palestinians

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Discussing the impact of the Israeli-occupation of Palestine - and especially the most violent aspects of both opposition to it and its enforcement - has long been difficult in the UK. Freedom of expression here has become even more restricted on this topic after the atrocities of the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 and of the continuing Israeli bombardment and devastation of Gaza. This panel will discuss how freedom of expression in the UK has been affected in the context of responding to the evolving situation in Israel and Palestine.

Selma is a British Palestinian writer of fiction. Born in Scotland, she has lived in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, France, Egypt and the West Bank. Her fictive work includes the novel, ‘Out of It,’ (Bloomsbury) which is set between Gaza, London and the Gulf. She is also the editor of ‘We Wrote In Symbols; Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers,’ (Saqi, 2021). Her short stories are published in numerous anthologies. She has also written some radio plays and for stage and screen. Her non-fiction includes a recent series of blogs for the London Review of Books. She is qualified as a solicitor and has worked in the field of human rights and international criminal law with organisations in Jerusalem, Cairo and London. She holds a PhD from Goldsmiths University in Creative Writing.

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