The Palestinian issue is still a deep wound in the Arab body, which today stands between helpless spectators and helplessly angry. Over the course of the tragedy, attempts at political, cultural and artistic deception did not suffice, says Triki.

But the truth is greater than its falsity, as Arab children today talk about Palestine and their youth ask what I want to erase, she says. Report: Fatima Triki, The Palestinian Issue: A deep wound and a stolen right, is published by Al-Shabaab.