EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 25 MIN
Palestinian writer Tareq Baconi on identity, displacement and home
from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tareq Baconi grew up in Jordan after his family was expelled first from Palestine and then from Lebanon during the civil war. He became an academic and leading expert on Hamas, while coming to terms with being gay man from a devout Christian family. Guest: Tareq Baconi, Hamas expert and author of Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir, published by Hachette. Tareq is in Australia for Sydney Writer's FestivalProducer: Catherine Zengerer
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Tareq Baconi grew up in Jordan after his family was expelled first from Palestine and then from Lebanon during the civil war. He became an academic and leading expert on Hamas, while coming to terms with being gay man from a devout Christian family. Guest: Tareq Baconi, Hamas expert and author of Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir, published by Hachette. Tareq is in Australia for Sydney Writer's Festival Producer: Catherine Zengerer
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