FICTION | PALESTINE

The Orange Thief

Short story about the 1948 Nakba and the indigenous Palestinian connection to the land

Ramsey Hanhan 🇵🇸 🌍
2 min readDec 16, 2024

I am delighted to share my newest short story, just published in The Harvard Advocate.

Orange tree at the church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine (Photo by the author, 2017)
Orange tree at the church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine (Photo by the author, 2017)

‘The Orange Thief’ highlights the centrality of the 1948 Nakba to the Palestinian experience, the multi-generational struggle, and an indigenous connection to the land that transcends its commoditization by the colonizers.

Read story:

https://theharvardadvocate.com/content/the-orange-thief

The Harvard Advocate, Land Issue, Dec. 2024
The Harvard Advocate, Land Issue, Fall 2024

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With love,
Ramsey Hanhan
Author, Fugitive Dreams

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Ramsey Hanhan 🇵🇸 🌍
Ramsey Hanhan 🇵🇸 🌍

Written by Ramsey Hanhan 🇵🇸 🌍

Author. Tree spirit trapped in human form, I speak for the voiceless: children and the Earth, nature, justice, truth, freedom, love and Palestine. 🇵🇸 🌍

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