Palestine: The Cultural Heart of the Region | Ahmed Masoud

Ahmed Masoud, Palestinian writer and director, joins Palestinian Deep Dive’s Ahmed Alnaouq to discuss his creative process, the history of Palestinian literature and culture, witnessing a genocide as a writer and the envisioning a liberated Gaza.Support independent, Palestinian-led media from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/p/supportAhmed Masoud is a writer and director who grew up in the Gaza Strip and moved to London in 2002. His debut novel ‘Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda’ won the Muslim Writers Awards. His theatre credits include ‘The Shroud Maker’, ‘Camouflage’, ‘Walaa’, ‘Loyalty’, ‘Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea’ and ‘Escape from Gaza’. He is the founder of Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre, for whom he has written and directed several productions for the London stage, and subsequent European tours.Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers.