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Palestinian American Writer Hala Alyan on Motherhood, Surrogacy and Exile

Season 2025 Episode 7253 | 17m 45s

Hundreds more Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, especially near the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution site. Many warn that the conflict threatens to erase Palestinian history, culture and identity there. Palestinian-American writer Hala Alyan is doing what she can to preserve memory with her memoir "I'll Tell You When I'm Home." The author joins Michel to discuss.

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