Chair: Chris Taylor
\nAcclaimed Palestinian citizen of Israel, screenwriter and novelist Sayed Kashua decided on \u2019voluntary exile\u2019 in 2014. He wrote two of Israel\u2019s most popular sitcoms, the satirical\xa0Arab Labor\xa0and\xa0The Writer, as well as a sardonic weekly column in\xa0Haaretz\xa0devoted to telling the story of Palestinians living in Israel \u2013 ironic and poignant, it is at times a dark story and at other times an absurd one. After almost 10 years living in America, Kashua talks to Chris Taylor about satire, writing and the Middle East.
\nEvent details: Thu 09 Mar, 12:00pm on the East Stage