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Adelaide Festival in Turmoil Over Author's Exclusion
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South Australias Adelaide Festival faces a crisis as its board chair and three directors resign following a controversial decision to drop Australian-Palestinian author Doctor Randa Abdel-Fattah from the Writers Week program. The move, deemed culturally insensitive, sparked protests from high-profile figures and accusations of anti-Palestinian racism. The festival, set to run from February 27th to March 15th, now faces major fallout with just three directors remaining. Checkout Solipillow.com
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