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Isabella Hammad : Recognizing the Stranger : On Palestine and Narrative

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

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Embrace the Inner Stranger

Discomfort regarding the identity of the 'stranger' highlights the tension between initial reactions and subsequent reflections following significant events like October 7th. The exploration of one's own internal struggles reveals that acknowledging the complexities and contradictions within ourselves is essential for authentic understanding. Recognizing the 'otherness' that exists both within and outside us calls for a reconciliation with ambivalence and internal disunity. This introspection, rooted in Freud's insights and further meditated upon by thinkers such as Said, challenges the notions of ethno-nationalism by emphasizing the continuous presence of 'strangeness' in our identities.

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