{"product_id":"voices-of-resistance-edited-by-james-harker-basma-ghalayini","title":"Voices of Resistance edited by James Harker \u0026 Basma Ghalayini","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product right-sidbar\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"addto-cardbox\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pricebox\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eFor two years, the world has witnessed image after devastating image from Israel’s genocide in Gaza: videos, photos, and Instagram reels showing blanket bombardment, cities in ruin, and entire families pulled from the rubble of their homes. Such enormity can be difficult to process, but behind each image lie ordinary lives full of hope, love and community. In these diaries, four Gazan women – Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana and Ala'a Obaid – offer first-hand accounts of Israeli airstrikes, forced displacement and engineered famine. These atrocities are documented alongside the everyday defiance of Palestinians: from the neighbour who fashions an ashtray from the shrapnel of an Israeli missile, to the street vendor who donates his last egg for a child’s birthday cake, to the community of displaced people who pool their resources to stage a traditional wedding. Even when displaced, under fire, forced to bury loved ones, or thrown on the mercy of a devastated health system, the writers of these diaries never abandon their humanity, their individuality, or their belief in the future of Gaza. These are not stories of pity; these are stories filled with love, humour, and the beauty of Palestinian people and culture. In the face of genocide, the existence of these diaries, like the very survival of their authors, is an act of resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pricebox\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 209 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56343797629309,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/voicesofresistance.jpg?v=1751452631","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/voices-of-resistance-edited-by-james-harker-basma-ghalayini","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}