IWSAW Celebrates International Women's Day With Palestinian Author Sahar Khalifeh

Abstract

In celebration of International Women's Day (March 8), the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW), in co-operation with Dar Al-Adab (a publishingcompany) organized on March 7, 1997 an encounter with the Palestinian author Sahar Khalifeh, who was eloquently introduced by Afeefi Arsanios (UNDP - United Nations Development Program). Sahar Khalifeh gave a powerful speech entitled, "Woman and Writing or Feminist Writing", which was followed by a lively discussion. Excerpts from her speech follow.