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Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award
Original: ‘War lives in me’: Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/g aza-
Palestinian playwright Ali Abu Yasin has won an English PEN award, recognised for his artistic resilience in Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, he kept writing for theatre while living amid the destruction of the war, describing how 'war lives in me'. The honour highlights the endurance of Gaza's cultural life under bombardment and displacement.
Why now: Readers are moved by a Gaza artist being honoured for creating theatre during wartime
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- ‘War lives in me’: Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/g aza-playwright-award?traffic_source=rss Honoured for his artistic resilience, Ali Abu Yasin continued writing for theatre amid the rubble. # news # politics #… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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