{"title":"Biography \u0026 Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonal stories and memoirs that bring Palestinian and Middle Eastern lives to the forefront — powerful first-hand accounts of identity, resilience, and heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-the-world-sleeps-stories-words-and-wounds-of-palestine-hardcover","title":"When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancesca Albanese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Conti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancesca Albanese is the most lucid voice against Israel's apartheid policies in Gaza and the West Bank, a voice that has been heard around the world when it comes to speaking the truth about the Palestinian genocide. 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With the uncertain end of the war, will there be a Palestinian state? Will Palestinians have the right to self-determination, and will they be able to live in peace, free at last from the coercion of Israel?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesca Albanese\u003c\/b\u003e is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. A jurist, lecturer, and scholar, she has more than a decade of experience in human rights. She has worked with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. In these roles, she has advised the United Nations, governments, and civil society in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Conti \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Italian including works by Emilio Lussu, Rosetta Loy, Elisa Biagini, and Paolo Rumiz. He is the translator of Stefano Mancuso's \u003ci\u003ePhytopolis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation of Plants, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Journey of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Cristina De Stefano's \u003ci\u003eThe Child Is the Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e. 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As Alaqad flees from neighborhood to neighborhood, from hospital to hospital, she documents all she sees--the destruction of beloved homes, the waves of bombs, and most of all, the boundless bravery and generosity of her people--all the while trying to memorize the faces of those around her \"so somebody will have known them before the end,\" wondering if, one day, her own journal will be discovered amidst the rubble. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A document of the indomitable Palestinian spirit, told through the voice of one ordinary young woman, \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of Gaza \u003c\/i\u003eis a tribute to Alaqad's beloved Gaza, a paean to the courage and endurance of Palestine, and a manifesto of hope for its future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlestia Alaqad\u003c\/b\u003e is a Palestinian journalist and author who has emerged as a vital voice in the midst of the destruction in Gaza. 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Weaving personal stories with history in all its unvarnished details, Micaela Sahhar delivers a deeply affecting story that articulates one of the great outrages of our time.' - Antony Loewenstein, independent journalist, film-maker and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Palestine Laboratory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicaela Sahhar is an Australian-Palestinian writer and educator. She holds a doctorate focusing on national narrative and media coverage during Israeli assaults on Palestine in the 21st century and is an Honorary Research Fellow at Murdoch University. Her essays, poetry and commentary have appeared in Meanjin, Sydney Review of Books, The Conversation, Overland and the Griffith Review among others. 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In lyrical, evocative language, he unravels the complex strands of faith, pride, anger and anguish he feels as a Jew living in Israel, using history and personal experience as his guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalevi's letters speak not only to his Palestinian neighbor, but to all concerned global citizens, helping us understand the painful choices confronting Israelis and Palestinians that will ultimately help determine the fate of the region, making this book essential reading for anyone interested in Middle East peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a lifetime of wrestling with the region's politics and his own religious identity, Halevi offers a powerful framework for understanding: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Zionist Dream: \u003c\/b\u003e Why a young American Jew would leave the comfort of New York for the heart of the Middle East conflict, and what the renewal of a Jewish homeland means to Israelis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Israeli Narrative: \u003c\/b\u003e A frank and vulnerable look at how the conflict appears through Israeli eyes, untangling the complex strands of faith, pride, anger, and anguish that define the nation's identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Path to a Two-State Solution: \u003c\/b\u003e A painful but necessary exploration of partition, acknowledging the trauma for both sides while arguing for a future of mutual respect and recognition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGroundbreaking Interfaith Dialogue: \u003c\/b\u003e A courageous attempt to reach beyond the wall, inviting response and initiating a conversation that continues in a new epilogue featuring powerful letters from Palestinian readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical and evocative, \u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e is one Israeli's powerful attempt to reach beyond the wall that separates Israelis and Palestinians. In a series of letters, Yossi Klein Halevi endeavors to untangle the ideological and emotional knot that has defined the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for nearly a century. Using history and personal experience as his guides, he unravels the complex strands of faith, pride, anger, and anguish he feels as a Jew living in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an unprecedented effort to share both sides of this terrible struggle, this new edition includes an extensive Epilogue of Palestinian letters to Halevi. 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