The Exiled
by Jana Rami Samih Safi
Genre: Poetry
Written by Jana Rami Samih Safi and narrated by Lena Headey
This audio Copyright ©2025 by Jana Rami Samih Safi
Part of the GAZA: heard series of poems, written by inhabitants of Gaza, read by acting talents from stage and screen
Written by Palestinian writer Jana Rami Samih Safi, 'The Exiled' is narrated by Lena Headey.
'The Exiled' is Gaza through the eyes of those who have lost their homes and the lives they knew. It is a tragic and heart-rending visitors' guide, a map of ruins that plots a course through desolate landscapes and the destruction of a civilisation. It is a light shone on the heart of those who carry all this within.
about the author
Born in 2010, Jana Rami Samih Safi is a 15 year old writer from Al-Qarara, near Khan Yunis. Jana writes for her country and for love. She carries its pain, and the pain of displacement, wherever she goes.
Jana on Instagram: instagram.com/janasafi51/
about the narrator
Lena Headey is a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress, known for her roles in The Purge, 300, The Brothers Grimm, Fighting With My Family and many more successful film and TV credits.
Lena is best known for her role as Cersei Lannister in the award winning HBO series Game of Thrones (2011 - 2019).
As well as her film and TV roles, Lena Headey is an advocate for human rights, actively supporting causes for LGBTQ rights, and organisations including The International Rescue Committee (advocating for migrants in the European migrant crisis) and Alzheimers Research UK. Most recently Lena contributed to a video series published by the Palestine Festival of Literature, in support of South Africa's motion accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.
Lena Headey Instagram: instagram.com/iamlenaheadey/