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Gazan Wins Courage Award
Palestinian writer, actor and theatre director Ali Abu Yassin, a son of Gaza’s al-Shati refugee camp, has received the 2026 Writer of Courage award, part of the PEN Pinter Prize presented by English PEN. The award recognises his work documenting Palestinian life under occupation and war, and his defence of freedom of expression. British writer Jacqueline Rose chose him to share the honour, recognising his contribution to theatre and his support for young people. Among his best-known works is the *Gaza Monologues* project, which brings children’s testimonies about war to international audiences. Abu Yassin is 62 and began his professional career in 1990. Despite censorship, restrictions and the destruction of cultural spaces in Gaza, he has presented and directed more than 40 plays and five television productions.
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