Abstract
Presenting a methodological praxis of being “in dialogue,’ this essay questions what it means today to be in feminist solidarity with Palestine via an intimate conversation inspired by a set of poems written by [one of the authors to this piece]. In this conversation, two feminist Arab scholars reflect on their professional and lived experiences in the US amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the friendships and love they found, including with one another, as well as the paradoxical feelings of disappointment and frustration they experienced watching many feminists in the West completely abandon their feminist values when it came to the genocide in Palestine(1). The authors use this essay to propose being "in-dialogue" as a feminist praxis, a way of affective knowing and producing knowledge that challenges colonial narratives and structures feminist thought or institutions by centering intimacy, openness, and relationality. Being “in dialogue” is both a commitment to social justice and actions towards liberation, not only documenting feminist thinking but enacting it.
(1) “Israel has Committed Genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission Finds.” United Nations Human Rights Council, 16 Sept. 2025, ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/israel-has-committed-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds?sub-site=HRC. Press release.
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Jaber, Besan and El-Eid, Natalie
(2026)
""In-Dialogue” as Feminist Praxis: Palestine, Poetry, and Affective Knowing,"
Gatherings: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/gatherings/vol3/iss2/3
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