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Refugees in Our Own Land
Muna Hamzeh
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Description for Refugees in Our Own Land
Hardcover. ' .. required reading for anyone interested in a resolution of the wrenching conflict between Palestine and Israel.' Elizabeth Fernea, University of Texas at Austin Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b&w photographs, references, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
This is a gripping account of what it is like to live as a Palestinian - as a refugee in your own homeland. Born in Jerusalem, Muna Hamzeh is a journalist who has been writing about Palestinian affairs since 1985. She first worked as a journalist in Washington DC, but moved back to Palestine in 1989 to cover the first Palestine Intifada - the war of stones. She then settled in Dheisheh, near Bethlehem - one of 59 Palestinian refugee camps that are considered the oldest refugee camps in the world.
The book consists of a diary which Hamzeh wrote between October 4th and December 4th 2000, telling the story of the second Intifada. Facing the tanks and armed guards of one of the best-equipped armies in the world, the Palestinians have nothing. They fight back with stones. The anguish and terror that Muna and her friends face on daily basis is tangible. Who will be the next to die? Whose house will be the next to burn down? This deeply moving personal account brings to life the harsh realities of the Palestinian struggle.
Refugees in Our Own Land is a look into the hearts and minds of Palestinian refugees. It is a tribute to the bravery of the Palestinian people, and a wake-up call to the world that has ignored so much of their struggle and their suffering.
The book consists of a diary which Hamzeh wrote between October 4th and December 4th 2000, telling the story of the second Intifada. Facing the tanks and armed guards of one of the best-equipped armies in the world, the Palestinians have nothing. They fight back with stones. The anguish and terror that Muna and her friends face on daily basis is tangible. Who will be the next to die? Whose house will be the next to burn down? This deeply moving personal account brings to life the harsh realities of the Palestinian struggle.
Refugees in Our Own Land is a look into the hearts and minds of Palestinian refugees. It is a tribute to the bravery of the Palestinian people, and a wake-up call to the world that has ignored so much of their struggle and their suffering.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745316529
SKU
V9780745316529
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About Muna Hamzeh
Muna Hamzeh is a Palestinian-American journalist whose work on the Palestinian question has appeared in The Economist, Ha'aretz, The Christian Science Monitor, Jerusalem Report, and Middle East International, among others. Hamzeh was born in Jerusalem to a Muslim father and a Christian mother, both of whom were half-Palestinian, half-Lebanese. She lived in the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem from 1988-2000. She is currently based at the University of Texas.
Reviews for Refugees in Our Own Land
'A unique insight into women's everyday life during the Al Aqsa Intifada - anger, sorrow, frustration fly off every page. This book is a slice of living history which will now never be forgotten'
Victoria Brittain 'Lays bare the whole spectrum of human emotion that she, her neighbours and friends undergo as the relentless series of events unfolds. Visceral fear of Israeli shelling and terror of settler attacks is interlaced with deep pain at the loss of yet another young life. Exhaustion, hopelessness, and bitterness are the constants'
Journal of Palestine Studies 'This riveting first-hand account of life in the Palestinian refugee camps should be required reading for anyone interested in a resolution of the wrenching conflict between Palestine and Israel'
Elizabeth Fernea, University of Texas at Austin 'With great warmth, anger, admiration and depression she pens the life of a camp through history and politics'
Red Pepper
Victoria Brittain 'Lays bare the whole spectrum of human emotion that she, her neighbours and friends undergo as the relentless series of events unfolds. Visceral fear of Israeli shelling and terror of settler attacks is interlaced with deep pain at the loss of yet another young life. Exhaustion, hopelessness, and bitterness are the constants'
Journal of Palestine Studies 'This riveting first-hand account of life in the Palestinian refugee camps should be required reading for anyone interested in a resolution of the wrenching conflict between Palestine and Israel'
Elizabeth Fernea, University of Texas at Austin 'With great warmth, anger, admiration and depression she pens the life of a camp through history and politics'
Red Pepper