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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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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99-50
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. ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more