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Nearly 50 writers withdraw after Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel-Fattah — I.guim.co.uk

Nearly 50 writers withdraw after Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel-Fattah

The Adelaide festival unpublished part of its website and faced a mass boycott after the board removed Palestinian Australian academic and author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the writers’ week lineup, saying the decision was made for reasons of "cultural sensitivity" following the Bondi terror attack. By Friday afternoon 47

Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel‑Fattah from Writers’ Week over cultural sensitivity — I.guim.co.uk

Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel‑Fattah from Writers’ Week over cultural sensitivity

The Adelaide festival has removed academic and Palestine advocate Dr Randa Abdel‑Fattah from its Writers’ Week programme, the festival board said, citing concerns about "cultural sensitivity" after a review undertaken in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. In a statement the board said it had been