#palestinian books

[sugas6thtooth]

Remember Hind. Remember Reem. Remember all the little boys and girls who are more than mere numbers. They are dreams, humanity's innocence, and most importantly they are not to be forgotten.

[sapphic-sprite]

Something that I’m passionate about is public libraries because of all the support and resources that they provide to their local communities. I know I’ve probably spoken on here before about how important it is to get a library card and use it because of all the perks it can give you (such as free access to online books, movies, and such). For those who are lower class it can provide them with programs, free wifi, free computer use, etc… Public libraries are just so overwhelmingly good for everyone.

In terms of the Global strike, I would like to suggest that people go to their libraries and recommend different Palestinian books. I’m not sure if it differs per state/per library on how you recommend a book, but I know if you use the Libby app through your library card that you can recommend books by tagging them “Notify me”. I know my library system is quite different as it branches out statewide and so I have access to statewide books. I would suggest filling out the forms that come up to recommend a book or talking to a librarian over the phone if you notice they are missing a Palestinian book that you would like to read.

Here is a list of Palestinian nonfiction books that I’ve found:

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe

On Palestine by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe

Except for Palestine by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick

This Arab is Queer by Elias Jahshan

Blood Orange by Yaffa AS

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y Davis

The Hundreds Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

Here is a list of Palestinian fiction books that I’ve found:

Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas and Marie Enger

Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata

You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

Muneera and the Moon by Sonia Sulaiman

I haven’t been reading a lot lately because of my health, but a lot of these came recommended from people I trust to give good recommendations. Feel free to add recommendations in the comments and please contact your local libraries about acquiring the books you see here that they don’t have!

[4ft10tvlandfangirl]

Book recommendations for reading on Palestine with overviews or access to the content:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine - A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917 - 2017 by Rashid Khalidi

The Palestinian - Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton

Voices of the Nakba: A Living History of Palestine edited by Diana Allan

Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

The Palestine Laboratory - How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Antony Loewenstein

Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé

On Palestine by Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappé

A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Huraini (Afterword by Malise Ruthven for later editions)

[gabibookworm]

Here are some fiction books by Palestinian authors about Palestinian characters that I've read and enjoyed! Whether it's about living under the occupation or teenage diaspora falling in love, it's important to support Palestinian authors and read their stories, especially as attempts at censorship increase Let me know if you have any recs for me to add to my tbr!

[swordandboardllc]

Palestinian Own Voices Reading List

If you’re looking for books to read to help support Palestine and Palestinians through this current aggression and genocidal actions, I’ve created a list for you to look through. These books are all available through Bookshop.org, and may be available through your local libraries.

My Father Was A Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story, by Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian Walks: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape, by Raja Shehadeh

In the Presence of Absence, by Richard Widerkehr

On Zionist Literature, by Ghassan Kanafani

Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands, by Sonia Nimir

Power Born of Dreams: My Story Is Palestine, by Mohammad Sabaaneh

Stories Under Occupation: And Other Plays from Palestine, by Samer Al-Saber

Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited: Capital and State Building in the West Bank, by Kareem Rabie

Rifqa, by Mohammed El-Kurd

Of Noble Origins: A Palestinian Novel, by Sahar Khalifeh

My First and Only Love, by Sahar Khalifeh

Salt Houses, by Hala Alyan

L.J. Stanton

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🍉 Women's Month: Books by Female Palestinian Authors 🍉

🍉 Celebrate Women's History Month by elevating and amplifying the voices of Palestinian women writers. Every book, whether it's fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, provides an opportunity for us to learn about the culture, history, and struggles of Palestinian people. Now more than ever, it's important that we support these narratives, shine a spotlight on these experiences, and stand in solidarity as Palestinians fight for liberation. Pay homage to these women, their identities, their ancestry, and ongoing resistance with these books!

🍉 Namesake: Reflections on A Warrior Woman - N.S. Nuseibeh 🍉 Against the Loveless World - Susan Abulhawa 🍉 Love is an Ex-Country - Randa Jarrar 🍉 The Parisian - Isabella Hammad

🍉 Fashioning the Modern Middle East: Gender, Body, and Nation - Reina Lewis and Yasmine Nachabe Taan 🍉 Hazardous Spirits - Anbara Salam 🍉 Water & Salt - Lena Khalaf Tuffaha 🍉 Salt Houses - Hala Alyan

🍉 You Exist Too Much - Zaina Arafat 🍉 Minor Detail - Adania Shibli 🍉 The Twenty-Ninth Year - Hala Alyan 🍉 We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance - Linda Sarsour

🍉 Wild Thorns - Sahar Khalifeh 🍉 Behind You Is The Sea - Susan Muaddi Dharaj 🍉 Mother of Strangers - Suad Amiry 🍉 A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum

🍉 Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 🍉 They Fell Like Stars From the Sky & Other Stories - Sheikha Helawy 🍉 The Beauty of Your Face - Sahar Mustafah 🍉 Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. - Noor Hindi

🍉 Mornings in Jenin - Susan Abulhawa 🍉 Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine - Ibtisam Barakat 🍉 My First and Only Love - Sahar Khalifeh 🍉 The Book of Ramallah - Maya Abu Al-Hayat

[ohmuqueen]

@sulfurcosmos I wanted to tag you in a post to spread awareness to the very helpful list of resources to help Palestine you put together, and tell you I bought two of the books from your Palestinian literature reading list at the bookstore yesterday (I looked for several, these are two I was able to find in stock at the store that day). I am going to begin reading Khalidi’s book today. I just want to tell you your hard work bringing awareness to this genocide and helping to educate others is appreciated. I hope this new year treats you well 💛

The books in the picture above are:

(Left) The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

(Right) Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

[alihartwrites]

🇵🇸 Resources & More

NOTE: Please go follow OP’s of these lists and show them support. ❤️

Palestine Masterpost-Masterpost - @maraschino-fairy

Palestine Resources Masterpost - @rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world

The Big Damn List of Stuff They Said You Didn’t Know - @hussyknee

17/12/23 this masterlist has been completely, vetted, revamped and reformatted with free access to all reading and viewing material. It will be updated and edited periodically so please try and reblog the original post if you're able.

Palestine Masterlist - @palipunk

Petition & Education List - @baby-you-can-chive-my-car-burger

Giant Palestine Google Doc & KOSA Masterlist - @randomthoughtswhileeatingdonuts

[deadontheinsidesexyontheoutside]

I Was a Target of Academic Censorship Over My Work on Palestine - DAWN

"Censorship is creeping through academic institutions in Europe over expressions of support for Palestine and legitimate critiques of Israel and Zionism, following familiar trends in the United States."

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

A Woman Is No Man

Follows three generations of Palestinian women:

an 18yo girl who gets married and moves from Palestine to New York in 1990, and struggles with her new husband and the pressure to have sons (but only having daughters)

and her oldest daughter at the same age in 2008, pressured to get married even though she wants to go to university, and discovering there’s more about her parents death’s than what she was told.

as well as moments from their mother in law / grandmother, who’s been through trauma of her own

abuse and generational trauma

[sugas6thtooth]

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Belladonna (2020) by Anbara Salam — book covers

[practicallynonsensical]

PRACTICALLY NONSENSICAL BOOK REVIEW

💫Book Thoughts💫

"But, at the same time, I realize that my interest in this incident on the basis of a minor detail such as the date on which it occurred is a sign that I'll inevitably end up trespassing borders once again."

#MinorDetail by Palestinian author Adania Shibli and translated by Elisabeth Jaquette. Broken up in two parts. The first part recounts the horrific true story of the 1949 brutilization and murder of a Bedouin-Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers and the second part is fictional following a neurodivergent woman who is investigating the atrocity. We see her reality living through the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the parasitic nature of colonialism. The novel ends as it begins.

"The echo of past atrocities can still be heard in the present."

The quote above from the novel perfectly encapsulates both parts of the novel. The past horrors echo in everything around us, in laws, in prejudices, and in media. Our duty is to learn from the past, not repeat it. And yet. And yet.

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"All this shows that I am lacking love. Definitely. But I have come to live the opposite and be the worst person of all: the most awkward, the most lacking in feeling."

#Weareallequallyfarfromlove by #AdaniaShibli and translated by Paul Starkey.

It is a lyrical novel of loneliness, alienation, and othering can lead to a skewed understanding of love. It shows relationships in an eerie light of duality. To want love but be so fearful of it. To fear what it means to be loved. To fear finding out you are unlovable.

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note:

Every day I read something and realize I do not know enough about the world. Upsetting and embarrassing, but it is also a reminder about how important it is to keep learning and connecting. Never stop educating yourself, sharing marginalized voices, volunteering/donating to mutual aid and contacting your representatives demanding action and humanity from them. For Palestine. For Congo. For Sudan. For marginalized folks at home and across the globe. For all oppressed people.

No votes for complicit 'leaders'. No business for complicit and harmful entities. Reject Colonialism. Liberation to all.

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#bookrecs #palestinianbooks

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[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🇵🇸 Palestinian Fiction Books for Your TBR

✨ Fiction stories can make an individual's experience universal and easier to understand from an outsider's perspective. We learn about one another's histories, realities, and cultures through fiction stories, even if we don't realize it. As a way of educating yourself and empathizing, here are a few Palestinain fiction books you can add to your ever-growing TBR for read Palestine Week.

🌙 Minor Detail by Adania Shibli 🇵🇸 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan ✨ A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum 🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 🇵🇸 The Sea Cloak: And Other Stories by Nayrouz Qarmout ✨ Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh 🌙 The Parisian by Isabella Hammad 🇵🇸 Palestine +100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba ✨ Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 We are All Equally Far from Love by Adania Shibli 🇵🇸 My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh ✨ Where the Bird Disappeared by Ghassan Zaqtan 🌙 Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat 🇵🇸 Mother of Strangers by Suad Amiry ✨ You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat