Michael Gorkin

This book was particularly wonderful. As a Western, Jewish woman it is exceptionally rare that I have access to the stories of Palestinian women, particularly in (more or less) their own words. This book was very well balanced in that it included a variety of generations and experiences as well as beliefs and impressions of the conflict that is the Israeli state and how it came to be and the situation of Palestine. The book was fair, honest, and very open. Reading it is not only a wonderful look into a culture and experience so few outside of that particular world will experience but also, an important lesson in how real people in the conflict from the less popular (from a Western standpoint) side view things. There is also great sharing of the general female experience in Arab culture, but primarily, this book is more about seeing Palestinians as fellow human beings.

Highly recommend.… (more)