In our first episode of season four, Nadia Davids, the President of PEN South Africa, interviews Ciraj Rassool, Senior Professor of History at the University of the Western Cape.
Together, they explore the history of District Six, forced removals, restitution, artistic representation, memorialisation, and consider the connection between the District Six Museum and the Tenement Museum in New York City
In this episode we stand in solidarity with three activists from Egypt: writer and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, human rights lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer and blogger Mohamed “Oxygen” Ibrahim. You can read more about them here: https://pen-international.org/news/egypt-retaliatory-verdicts-following-an-unjust-emergency-trial-must-be-quashed
Update: Mohamed al-Baqer was released from prison in July 2023. We celebrate his freedom but continue to call for the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah and Mohamed Ibrahim. Read about his pardon here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/19/el-sisi-pardons-egyptian-researcher-patrick-zaki-lawyers
This podcast series is funded by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa.
