"The commando who never fired a gun": Lessons from the life of Ghassan Kanafani w/ Louis Allday
Release Date: 07/08/2024
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Longtime friend of the show Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) is back to discuss the 52nd anniversary of Ghassan Kanafani's martyrdom.
Check out Anni Kanafani's Ghassan Kanafani which features Louis' fantastic introductory text, “A Race Against Time”: The life and death of Ghassan Kanafani
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