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Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze
2 reviews
thewordsdevourer's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
light in gaza offers a relevatory look into gaza, its history, present, future and inhabitants, both from inside the area and those in the diaspora. i esp appreciate how the authors of the various essays included in the book each focus on a different aspect of the occupation and resistance, examining the past and present with their implications, as well as imagining a better future.
while im not at all knowledgable abt certain topics explored - such AI and architecture - they are nevertheless enlightening and offer a truly unique, fresh perspective. i also particularly enjoy learning abt the deep bond between palestinians and their land thru peasantry, and the importance of humanitarianism that instead focuses on liberation and return. this is def a collection to be read and learned from, straight from palestinians themselves.
while im not at all knowledgable abt certain topics explored - such AI and architecture - they are nevertheless enlightening and offer a truly unique, fresh perspective. i also particularly enjoy learning abt the deep bond between palestinians and their land thru peasantry, and the importance of humanitarianism that instead focuses on liberation and return. this is def a collection to be read and learned from, straight from palestinians themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, Racism, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Death, Murder, Genocide, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Child death
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. Everyone’s reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial or tiktok: @bookishmillennial
This was a devastating, informative, and extremely moving collection of essays from contributors who explain the current state/lack of wellbeing of Gaza. There are a few poems interspersed throughout the book, as well as photographs after each essay.
I learned so much about the ways every single aspect of life in Gaza has deteriorated due to Israeli occupation:
This was a devastating, informative, and extremely moving collection of essays from contributors who explain the current state/lack of wellbeing of Gaza. There are a few poems interspersed throughout the book, as well as photographs after each essay.
I learned so much about the ways every single aspect of life in Gaza has deteriorated due to Israeli occupation:
-the agriculture: obviously, land was literally taken away from Palestinians, and they had a rich ecological system before the Nakba, filled with olives and citrus trees
-the quality of their physical buildings and homes: spoiler alert: it is severely lacking & is criminally underfunded
-their education, libraries, and bookstores: books shipped into Gaza were censored and delayed in delivery, library membership & attendance went down as more & more attacks occurred, & the economic state of the families in Gaza meant they simply could not afford to buy books
-cinemas: all of the films they showed were only from Israel, this is not a shock but just a consistent message of Israel heavily censoring anything that the Palestinians consumed
-and so much more!
I highly recommend this book, as it provides a clear illustration of what life is like for Palestinians who are forced to live under occupation, and it’s full of reasons why the world needs to liberate them. No one deserves to live like this.
-the quality of their physical buildings and homes: spoiler alert: it is severely lacking & is criminally underfunded
-their education, libraries, and bookstores: books shipped into Gaza were censored and delayed in delivery, library membership & attendance went down as more & more attacks occurred, & the economic state of the families in Gaza meant they simply could not afford to buy books
-cinemas: all of the films they showed were only from Israel, this is not a shock but just a consistent message of Israel heavily censoring anything that the Palestinians consumed
-and so much more!
I highly recommend this book, as it provides a clear illustration of what life is like for Palestinians who are forced to live under occupation, and it’s full of reasons why the world needs to liberate them. No one deserves to live like this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Confinement, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, and Colonisation
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