Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

17 reviews

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

It took me a long time because of work to feel like I was in a place mentally where I could handle this book, and I'm glad I waited. There were some things I knew, but so many things that I learned reading this book. I really appreciated the pov of someone who is Palestinian and lived there their whole life and is such an activist. I saw so much of our students in her and her story and the way she talks about this conflict, even before it ramped up in 2023. I think it would be very hard for anyone to read this book and be pro-Israel still. Part of me feels a little bit like something about the voice felt off, but I know that's just because the journalist wrote the story (and narrated the audiobook) with Ahed and translation was necessary, so it's fair. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, War, Death, Violence, Genocide, Torture, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Gore

jouljet's review

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Death

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Palestine will be free. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Colonisation, Police brutality, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, War, Violence, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

kimreads14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

Tamimi's story is one of thousands that you will hear if you take the time to listen to Palestinian voices. Her recounting of what she went through during her teenage years inside Israeli prison system. 

Ahed is truly a freedom fighter and the fact that she willingly shared her traumatic experience is incredible. She is inspiring and I truly hope that anyone who reads or listens to this book will realize what Palestinian children have to endure daily. 🍉 🫒

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Torture

megnut's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Grief, Islamophobia, Colonisation, Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Child death

msennflinn's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Genocide, Death, Grief, Islamophobia, Murder, and Religious bigotry

amandalorianxo's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A powerful and vulnerable look into what Palestinaian's have gone through in history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Colonisation, and Genocide

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Violence and Death

caprivoyant's review against another edition

These words deserve to be taken in fully: head and heart. 

I am humbled and grateful to be a witness to Ahed Tamimi's story, appreciative of Dena Takruri for documenting it, and look forward to the day when we can all say Palestine is Free. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

rheagoveas's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Blood, and Islamophobia

c_peach's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this book. I historically have a difficult time following current world and historical events and feeling like I have a good grasp on them (hello white American privilege I know). As someone who has been horrified by the genoc*de currently being committed to the Palestinian people, this book did an amazing job capturing the life of Ahed and the trauma Palestinians endure, while also including information on history of Israel’s occupation, apartheid, and treatment of Palestinians - especially in recent years. This book made a difficult subject approachable for me and I will continue learning more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Colonisation, Torture, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Vomit