Professor Haidar Eid shared harrowing experiences of living through Israeli bombardments in Gaza and emphasized the impact of South African support at a commemoration event in Johannesburg.
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Professor Haidar Eid, an associate professor of postcolonial and postmodern literature at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa University, says he would not have fled Palestine had it not been for his South African passport.
“I know that I am supposed to be dead, and I don’t know if it’s Haidar Eid who is here right now or if it’s my ghost,” he said.
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