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Democratic Palestine : 5 (ص 36)

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Ghassan Kanafani's oil painting «Antar», the desert warrior from Arab
mythology
Political Prisoners in Jordan
Remember Ghassan
In spite of their conditions of imprisonment, the political pris-
oners in Jordan did not let the 12th anniversary of Ghassan
Kanafani’s martyrdom go unacknowledged. The prisoners
are obviously in jail for the same principles that Ghassan lived
and died for. They commemorated his death with the spirit he
instilled in them. They live with the challenge of conquering
their prison conditions just as Ghassan conquered death
through his contribution that has remained for us.
The celebration was held on July 11th, in Al Mahatta
prison, Amman. It was attended by the political prisoners and
> agroup of their visitors. The program started with a moment of
silence in memory of Ghassan and all the martyrs of the revolu-
tion. The event included speeches, poems and other literary
readings. The main speech was delivered on behalf of the
Palestinian revolution in which the prisoners affirmed their
determination to continue their steadfastness and struggle
against the plots of US imperialism, Zionism and Arab reaction.
The prevailing spirit of the event can be summed up by a
quote from one of the speeches delivered: «Had you, Ghas-
san, feared the trembling sea, you would not have stood on its
shores; had you feared the fire of the revolution, you would not
have been eaten by its flames; and had we feared the path of
our struggle, we would not have been here (in jail). We salute
the mighty fortress, the son of Acre who entrusted us with his
blood to pass on to the coming generations. We will repeat his
revolutionary words and follow his revolutionary path for which
he dedicated his pen and spirit, and sacrificed his youth.»
Kanafani Commemorated
in Palestine
PE eS Oe ae Sa
The first annual book fair organized by the Latin Convent
Club was successfully concluded in the club's headquarters in
Beit Sahour, July 9. The book fair, the first one of its kind to be
held in the city. was organized in memory of Palestinian author
Ghassan Kanafani, who was assasinated in Beirut 12 years
ago
The book fair was held for four days during which hun-
dreds of Palestinian residents from Beit Sahour and
neighbouring villages visited and bought many of the exhibited
books. The exhibition contained books dealing with politics,
economics, philosophy and literature. The fair contained a
number of books by Ghassan Kanafani.
In another related event, the Student Work Front at
Bethlehem University issued a statement July 8, com-
memorating the twelfth anniversary of Kanafani’s death. The
statement recalled the achievements of the Palestinian author
and his role in developing the Palestinian literary movement.
Translation from Al Mithaq, July 11, 1984. as printed by Al Fajr,
July 13, 1984.
Cover of «Al Hadaf» special issue in 1983, commemorating Ghassan Kanafani
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