Stories are a way of making sense of the world and our place in it. They help us connect with other people and ourselves.
In light of the ongoing attacks on Gaza and the widespread and multiple experiences of displacement, this week’s Simple Acts countdown spotlights Palestinian authors and voices.
Below are some of our recommendations for podcasts, books and articles. Do you have more suggestions we should include? Please share them on social media using the hashtag #RefugeeWeek #SimpleActs
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BOOKS:
Non-fiction:
- Voices of the Nakba: A Living History of Palestine Edited by Diana Allan
- Among the Almond Trees: A Palestinian Memoir by Hussein Barghouthi
- Orientalism by Edward Said
- Meet Me in Gaza: Uncommon Stories of Life Inside the Strip by Louisa B. Waugh
- Palestine Speaks Edited by Cate Malek & Mateo Hoke
- The Trinity of Fundamentals by Wisam Rafeedie
Fiction:
- Palestine +100: Stories from a Century After the Nakba
- The Book Of Gaza Edited by Atef Abu Saif
- Against a Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
- Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
- Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
- Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
PODCASTS/ AUDIO:
- London’s Arab Film Club Launches Podcast, ‘Farha’ Filmmaker Darin J. Sallam Among First Guests
- Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O’Hara: Stories of Migration. SPECIAL EPISODE: Israel and Palestine – Everything you need to know with Yara Eid – a 20-year-old Palestinian from Gaza
- Radio Al Hara’s Until Liberation 12 Hour Programme
ARTICLES/ LONG READS:
- Forensic Architecture’s Ecoside investigation in Palestine
- The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth