If you’ve ever wondered why people keep talking about Palestine, or the point of keeping up with a long-drawn conflict in the Middle East and what difference you could possibly make, this book is for you. Political analyst and podcaster Walid Jumblatt Abdullah takes on questions that Singaporeans have often raised about Palestine, laying out answers that clarify and inform.

Walid examines myths (“Could Gaza Have Been Singapore?”) and sheds light on the double standards of Western powers, to whom human rights seem to matter, except for where Palestine is concerned. Explaining how the Palestinians have been systematically dehumanised for decades, the book highlights how they continue to exist nevertheless, their very existence an act of resistance.

Why Palestine? is an illuminating starting point for newcomers to the issue, and a passionate primer that seasoned activists will welcome for capturing the heart and hope of a long-disenfranchised people and those who support them.

---No Readgrets discussions are safe spaces to nurture conversations and connections over inspiring books and explorations beyond their pages.

This time, we will be discussing the novel, Why Palestine?, by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah.

Event Details:

Date: 29 July 2025, Tuesday

Time: 2000-2130
Venue: Wardah Books, 58 Bussorah Street, Singapore 199474

This is a free event. Slots are limited so sign up soon!

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About No Readgrets Book Club:

No Readgrets discussions are safe spaces to nurture conversations and connections over inspiring books and explorations beyond their pages.

About Wardah Books

Wardah Books is a bookshop specialising in books on Islam in the English language. Operating in Kampong Gelam since the bookshop was founded in 2002, Wardah Books has steadily grown its inventory of books to over 4000 titles in categories ranging from Arts to Philosophy, Quranic studies to regional history, fiction to children's books. The bookshop takes an active role in reading promotion in the community and holds regular book clubs, reading sessions and author sessions. While many contemporary distractions disrupt the systematic pursuit of knowledge and steal away moments of quiet reading, we believe that the secret gift of reading is time.

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No Readgrets Book Club Discussion on 29 July 2025: Why Palestine?