A rebel in Gaza : a daughter of Rafah speaks
Alghoul, Asmaa, 1982-2024
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Born in Rafah, raised in Gaza, subjected both to Israeli bombs and to Islamist tyranny, against the threats of prison, violence, and death, faced with misogyny and repression, Asmaa Alghoul has spoken her truth by any means necessary. She has continued to live and to love, to laugh and to protest. In this memoir of growing up in Gaza with a hunger for freedom and a passionate attachment to the places she calls home, Alghoul recounts her lifelong resistance to religious fanaticism, state sponsored violence, and all forms of repression and subjugation. Alghoul has been called "too strong minded," criticized for not covering her hair, derided for ignoring warnings and speaking out against injustice. Her pure, clarion voice is raised wholly in support of dialogue, peace, love, and honesty. Nothing, it seems, can stop her. Offering an intimate look into life, politics, and survival in Gaza in recent years, Alghoul's A Rebel in Gaza offers readers a nuanced and singular perspective on the current conflict.
Main title:
A rebel in Gaza : a daughter of Rafah speaks / Asmaa Alghoul and Sélim Nassib ; translated from the French by Mike Mitchell.
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Imprint:
London : Europa Editions, 2024.©2018.
Collation:
198 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published as L'insoumise de Gaza © 2016.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781787705746 (paperback)
Dewey class:
956.943070.92B/ALG
Language:
EnglishFrench
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Subject:
Alghoul, Asmaa, 1982-Mukhayyam RafaḥWomen journalists -- Gaza Strip -- BiographyWomen authors -- Gaza Strip -- BiographyPolitical activists -- Gaza Strip -- BiographyWomen -- Gaza Strip -- Social conditionsGaza Strip -- Social conditionsGaza Strip -- Politics and governmentGaza Strip -- HistoryAutobiographies
BRN:
2289178