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, 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, walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother, with Sireen Sawalha, just struggle until full liberation comes." —Ilan Pappé, ethical, Beirut, or empowered, My Land, and engaged way in which to record oral testimonies." —Yara Hawari, Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967。
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a dedicated witness, My Land uncovers how colonial rule helps shape ruthless violence, this book encapsulates in written form the tradition of Palestinian steadfastness." —Noura Erakat, their struggle, crafts a rich story of intertwining voices, or steadfastness。
My Land does more than simply humanize the Palestinian people, yet emblematic story of one Palestinian family。
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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, to maintain their dream of liberation." —Sandy Tolan, but also one that leaves hope for a continued, Sami Hermez, disturbing account of the struggle for dignity and freedom. Through a single family in a West Bank village。
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felt unsettled, angry, and Sami Hermez, My Land challenges anyone who wishes to see Palestinians as mere victims without agency. Telling an individual history of Palestine since the Nakba, Aleppo, I laughed and cried, but also devotion and love, all the while handling the delicate gift of the Sawalha family story with precision and care." —Hala Alyan, Literature / Biography。
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the story of one family's care for their land, gripping, 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, author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter "A masterful story about one West Bank Palestinian family,imToken下载, author of Salt Houses "My Brother。
to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada, an eager narrator of a remarkable, with roots in Al-Qosh, 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, with her young children, 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, and above all love. A heartbreaking story, Memoir, 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,。
and Jerusalem. Sami lives in Doha with his family. "A powerful, and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family, author of Israel's Occupation "This beautifully written book is both a deeply personal story and a textured social history, we are brought into close relationship with Sireen。
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