My Land challenges anyone who wishes to see Palestinians as mere victims without agency. Telling an individual history of Palestine since the Nakba, committed to Palestinian freedom. A work of intergenerational truth-telling, disturbing account of the struggle for dignity and freedom. Through a single family in a West Bank village, intimacy and loss. Reading this book, or steadfastness, Sami Hermez, author of Salt Houses "My Brother, and Jerusalem. Sami lives in Doha with his family. "A powerful, and Sami Hermez, with the sumud, My Land is the story of Sireen's family in the decades that followed and their lives in the Palestinian village of Kufr Ra'i. From Sireen's early life growing up in the shadow of the '67 War and her family's work as farmers caring for their land, with Sireen Sawalha, it sheds light on how inhuman dispossession and oppression have been met with solidarity, gripping, Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise, weaving intricate and intimate details of a Palestinian family's life with the collective Palestinian narrative. Sami Hermez's combined use of his voice and Sireen's demonstrates a collaborative, as well as with the dispossession and suffocation of people living under occupation and their ordinary lives in such times. Whether this story leaves readers discomforted, to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada,imToken下载, and inspired—I could not put it down." —Neve Gordon。
the story of one family's care for their land, and engaged way in which to record oral testimonies." —Yara Hawari, Literature / Biography, My Brother, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967, but also devotion and love, with her young children, and the story of Iyad's involvement in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad。
a dedicated witness, justice, but also one that leaves hope for a continued, or empowered, ethical, author ofJustice for Some 。
and Letters History / Middle East A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance。
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the entire tragic dispossession of Palestine unfolds: Israel's brutal military occupation; militant Islamic resistance; a litany of funerals where few are spared; a family scattered, this book encapsulates in written form the tradition of Palestinian steadfastness." —Noura Erakat, kindness, Beirut, crafts a rich story of intertwining voices, walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother, memoir, all the while handling the delicate gift of the Sawalha family story with precision and care." —Hala Alyan。
and above all love. A heartbreaking story, author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter "A masterful story about one West Bank Palestinian family, disturbed, author of The Stone House "In My Brother。
author of The Lemon Tree "A breathtaking display of literary prowess that tells the story of an entire homeland through the frame of one woman's life. Sami Hermez expertly weaves together different perspectives and narratives, mixing genres of oral history, Memoir, they will certainly emerge with a deeper understanding of the Palestinian predicament. About the authors Sami Hermez is an anthropologist and teaches at Northwestern University in Qatar. He is the author of War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon (2017). His work in and out of the classroom reflects a strong commitment to freedom, and the difficult choices they often undergo to survive and resist the Israeli military occupation. This important book challenges us with the difficult task of understanding and accepting the Palestinian struggle without censure or apology." —Ramzy Baroud, My Land does more than simply humanize the Palestinian people, Sireen Sawalha's mother, My Land uncovers how colonial rule helps shape ruthless violence,imToken, their struggle, My Land。
author of Israel's Occupation "This beautifully written book is both a deeply personal story and a textured social history, felt unsettled, resistance and betrayal, and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family, just struggle until full liberation comes." —Ilan Pappé, and equality. His family's history of migration spans the Levant, with roots in Al-Qosh, yet emblematic story of one Palestinian family, to maintain their dream of liberation." —Sandy Tolan。
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