30. You Will Not Kill Our Imagination: Saeed Teebi in Conversation

Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi was at work on his first novel when the attacks on Gaza began in late 2023. The violence and cruelty of these ongoing attacks, accompanied by the assent and silence of international governments, have stunned many across the globe into a new state of permanent horror. What does it mean to be of the Palestinian diaspora in such a moment? In this vital conversation centred around his memoir, You Will Not Kill Our Imagination, Teebi explores the effects of the genocide on the bodies, minds, and imaginations of Palestinians, and humanity as a whole. Omar El Akkad calls it “literature of the highest order… unwilling to flinch or submit to self-censorship.” This courageous work of resistance is as urgent as it is timeless. Moderated by Adel Iskandar.

Saeed Teebi’s appearance presented thanks to the generous support of Catherine Ross and David Ewart.

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Adel Iskandar

ADEL ISKANDAR is an Associate Professor of Global Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada. He is the author, co-author, and editor of several works including "Egypt In Flux: Essays on an Unfinished Revolution" (AUCP/OUP) and "Al-Jazeera: The Story of the Network that is Rattling Governments and Redefining Modern Journalism" (Basic Books). Prior to his arrival at SFU, Iskandar taught at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Communication, Culture, and Technology Program at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC.

Saeed Teebi

SAEED TEEBI is an award-winning writer and lawyer. His debut short story collection, Her First Palestinian, was a finalist for several awards, including the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Prize. His nonfiction has appeared in The Globe and Mail and The New Quarterly. Born in Kuwait, he resettled in the United States, then Canada. He now lives in Toronto.