Indigenous Literature: PαlesᎿᎥne
#ReadingList: fiction, short stories, poetry, memoir, personal essays, nonfiction
“As a PαlesᎿᎥnᎥαn, I have been brought up on stories and storytelling. It’s both selfish and treacherous to keep a story to yourself—stories are meant to be told and retold. If I kept a story to myself, I would be betraying my legacy, my mother, my grandmother, and my homeland. . .
“Telling stories was my way of resisting. It was all I could do. And it was then that I decided that if I lived, I would dedicate much of my life to telling the stories of PαlesᎿᎥne, empowering PαlesᎿᎥnᎥαn narratives, and nurturing younger voices.”
— from “Gaza Asks: When Shall This Pass?” by Refaat Alareer in LIGHT IN GAZA edited by Jehad Abusalim
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—Fiction—
THE SKIN AND ITS GIRL by Sarah Cypher (2023)
YOU EXIST TOO MUCH by Zaina Arafat (2020)
MINOR DETAIL by Adania Shibli (2020)
SALT HOUSES by Hala Alyan (2017)
—Short Stories—
PALESTINE +100: Stories from a Century After the Nakba, edited by Basma Ghalayini (2019)
GAZA WRITES BACK: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer (2013)
—Poetry—
BLOOD ORANGE by Yaffa As (2023)
YOU CAN BE THE LAST LEAF: Selected Poems, by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat (2022)
THINGS YOU MAY FIND HIDDEN IN MY EAR: Poems from Gaza, by Mosab Abu Toha (2022)
DEAR GOD. DEAR BONES. DEAR YELLOW. by Noor Hindi (2022)
RIFQA by Mohammed El-Kurd (2021)
BEFORE THE NEXT BOMB DROPS: Rising Up from Brooklyn to Palestine, by Remi Kanazi (2015)
—Graphic Novels & Children’s Books—
SQUIRE by Nadia Shammas & Sara Alfageeh
NO OLIVE BRANCH FOR ME by Nadia Shammas & Natasha Alterici
HOMELAND: My Father Dreams of Palestine, by Hannah Moushabeck & Reem Madooh (2023)
BABA, WHAT DOES MY NAME MEAN? A Journey to Palestine, by Rifk Ebeid & Lamaa Jawhari (2020)
—Memoir & Personal Essays Nonfiction—
NAMESAKE: Reflections on a Warrior Woman, by NS Nuseibeh (2024)
THEY CALLED ME A LIONESS: A PαlesᎿᎥnᎥαn Girl’s Fight for Freedom, by Ahed Tamimi (2022)
THIS ARAB IS QUEER: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers, edited by Elias Jahshan (2022)
ARE YOU THIS? OR ARE YOU THIS?: A Story of Identity and Worth, by Madian Al Jazerah (2021)
VOICES OF THE NAKBA: A Living History of Palestine, edited by Diana Allan & Rosemary Sayigh (2021)
PALESTINIAN WALKS: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape, by Raja Shehadeh (2007)
GOING HOME: A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation, by Raja Shehadeh (2019)
WE COULD HAVE BEEN FRIENDS, MY FATHER AND I: A Palestinian Memoir, by Raja Shehadeh (2022)
—Nonfiction & Essays—
THE PALESTINE LABORATORY: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World, by Antony Loewenstein (2023)
LIGHT IN GAZA: Writings Born of Fire, edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, & Mike Merryman-Lotze (2022)
THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR ON PALESTINE: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017, by Rashid Khalidi (2020)
QUEER PALESTINE AND THE EMPIRE OF CRITIQUE by Sa’ed Atshan (2020)
PALESTINE: A Four Thousand Year History, by Nur-eldeen Masalha (2018)
TEN MYTHS ABOUT ISRAEL, by Ilan Pappé (2017)
LANGUAGE OF WAR, LANGUAGE OF PEACE: Palestine, Israel and the Search for Justice, by Raja Shehadeh (2015)
FREEDOM IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement, by Angela Y. Davis (2015)
ON PALESTINE by Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappé (2015)
—More Resources, Information, & Action Items—
Operation Olive Branch
Grassroots movement to support & amplify aid requests of Palestinian families.
Funds for Gaza
A rotating list of fundraisers for Gazans.
Gaza E-sims
Information about how to donate & deliver e-sims to Gazans.
Adalah Justice Project
“Adalah Justice Project is a Palestinian-led advocacy organization based in the U.S. that builds cross-movement coalitions to achieve collective liberation. Our work is rooted in the conviction that drawing the linkages between US policy abroad and repressive state practices at home is crucial to shifting the balance of power.”
Adalah Justice Project Quick-Access Links
Including resources, action items, tool kits, & information on how & where to donate.
Protect Palestine . org — A Project by Altruisa
“This is a resource guide to support the people of Palestine. You will find the latest numbers, pages to follow, and most importantly, resources for you to amplify your impact. This resource guide has been created by a team of volunteers and is still being revised and improved daily. We are continuously learning and designing this platform to reach a wide audience.”
BDS Movement
“Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.”
Unfamiliar with what BDS entails? Read more about it here: “What is BDS?”
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