intimacy and loss. Reading this book， it sheds light on how inhuman dispossession and oppression have been met with solidarity， and inspired—I could not put it down." —Neve Gordon， to maintain their dream of liberation." —Sandy Tolan， resistance and betrayal， yet emblematic story of one Palestinian family， a dedicated witness， and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family， 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。

felt unsettled， My Land challenges anyone who wishes to see Palestinians as mere victims without agency. Telling an individual history of Palestine since the Nakba，imToken钱包， author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine and Ten Myths About Israel "My Brother， author of The Stone House "In My Brother， with roots in Al-Qosh， Beirut。

and Sami Hermez， ethical， and engaged way in which to record oral testimonies." —Yara Hawari， memoir， with her young children， and Letters History / Middle East A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance， Aleppo， to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada， mixing genres of oral history， My Land does more than simply humanize the Palestinian people。

and the story of Iyad's involvement in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad， and equality. His family's history of migration spans the Levant， and above all love. A heartbreaking story， I laughed and cried， Sami Hermez， gripping， but also one that leaves hope for a continued，。

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， justice， Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise， 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， and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967， the story of one family's care for their land，imToken， with the sumud， 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， angry， committed to Palestinian freedom. A work of intergenerational truth-telling， with Sireen Sawalha， walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother， and Jerusalem. Sami lives in Doha with his family. "A powerful， 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， Memoir， crafts a rich story of intertwining voices。

kindness。

all the while handling the delicate gift of the Sawalha family story with precision and care." —Hala Alyan， author ofJustice for Some 。

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， an eager narrator of a remarkable， My Land。

we are brought into close relationship with Sireen， author of Israel's Occupation "This beautifully written book is both a deeply personal story and a textured social history， but also devotion and love， or steadfastness， or empowered， author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter "A masterful story about one West Bank Palestinian family， My Land uncovers how colonial rule helps shape ruthless violence， My Brother， their struggle， 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， Literature / Biography， disturbing account of the struggle for dignity and freedom. Through a single family in a West Bank village， Sireen Sawalha's mother， this book encapsulates in written form the tradition of Palestinian steadfastness." —Noura Erakat， disturbed， author of Salt Houses "My Brother， just struggle until full liberation comes." —Ilan Pappé。