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Palestinian author, poet, lecturer, and activist Refaat Alareer was born in the Gaza Strip.
As a creative writing and literature instructor at the Islamic University of Gaza, he made a substantial contribution to education.
Alareer was a co-founder of the group We Are Not Numbers, which helped young writers in Gaza connect with seasoned writers through mentorship.
In 2001, he graduated with a BA in English from the Islamic University of Gaza. In 2007, he earned an MA from University College London.
Two collections of Palestinian short stories, “Gaza Writes Back” (2014) and “Gaza Unsilenced” (2015), were edited by Alareer.
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