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In the course of a century, Palestine under­went a series of transformations—from a backwater of the Ottoman empire into the object of sustained Western rivalries and ambitions; from four centuries of Turkish rule to three decades of...

In his memoirs, Professor Hani Q. Khoury narrates the highlights of the complexities of his life and the events which have nurtured it. He was sentenced to an electric wheelchair at the age of 18 due to a progressive physical disorder. His story,...

Mahmoud Najib (Translator), Ghassan Kanafani (author) Translated into English for the first time after its publication in 1967, Ghassan Kanafani's On Zionist Literature makes an incisive analysis of the body of literary fiction written in support...

Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like it’s all her fault—just for being Palestinian! In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school. But...

A woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine'Different to anything else being written right now in English'SUNDAY TIMES'A vital storyteller, a writer of real rhythmic grace'ALI SMITH, author...

After a frightening expulsion from his homeland, Thaer’s world is suddenly filled with a lot of darkness. You Are the Color is an evocative story about the Palestinian refugee experience during al-Nakba, or “The Catastrophe,” of...

Hosting over 50,000 inhabitants and governed by competing militias, 'Ayn Al-Hilwe [Ein Al-Hilweh] in the south of Lebanon is one of the most contested refugee camps in the Middle East. It is known as the 'capital of the Palestinian diaspora' and...

Ranya Abdelrahman (Translator), Samira Azzam (Author) In June of 1967, after watching the shape of her country suddenly change for the second time, with hundreds of thousands more Palestinians expelled from their homes, Samira Azzam destroyed the...

Elegant, surprising stories about Palestinian immigrants in Canada navigating their identities in circumstances that push them to the emotional brink.

Explores the social and cultural landscape of Palestine under Late Ottoman and British rule Highlights the rise of social and cultural history within scholarly research on Palestine Discusses issues of gender, class, race and empire, set...