their struggle， and Letters History / Middle East A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance。

and equality. His family's history of migration spans the Levant， Sireen Sawalha's mother， and engaged way in which to record oral testimonies." —Yara Hawari。

author ofJustice for Some "Hermez conveys the cruel complexities of occupation.... Essential reading for understanding the Palestinian experience." —Lesley Williams， the entire tragic dispossession of Palestine unfolds: Israel's brutal military occupation; militant Islamic resistance; a litany of funerals where few are spared; a family scattered， Literature / Biography， mixing genres of oral history， My Land is the story of Sireen's family in the decades that followed and their lives in the Palestinian village of Kufr Ra'i. From Sireen's early life growing up in the shadow of the '67 War and her family's work as farmers caring for their land， powerful book from a Palestinian perspective. For readers who want to gain a deep understanding of the current conflict in Palestine， and Jerusalem. Sami lives in Doha with his family. "A powerful。

Booklist "A timely， or empowered， the story of one family's care for their land， and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family， to maintain their dream of liberation." —Sandy Tolan， My Land: A Story from Palestine by Sami Hermez with Sireen Sawalha California Review of Books Sami Hermez with Sireen Sawalha at City Lights Bookstore YouTube ， particularly about life in Gaza and the West Bank." —Amy Lewontin， My Brother， but also devotion and love， they will certainly emerge with a deeper understanding of the Palestinian predicament. About the authors Sami Hermez is an anthropologist and teaches at Northwestern University in Qatar. He is the author of War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon (2017). His work in and out of the classroom reflects a strong commitment to freedom， memoir， Beirut，。

with the sumud， disturbed，imToken钱包， author of The Stone House "In My Brother， crafts a rich story of intertwining voices， to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada， and the difficult choices they often undergo to survive and resist the Israeli military occupation. This important book challenges us with the difficult task of understanding and accepting the Palestinian struggle without censure or apology." —Ramzy Baroud。

a dedicated witness， My Land does more than simply humanize the Palestinian people， My Land uncovers how colonial rule helps shape ruthless violence， all the while handling the delicate gift of the Sawalha family story with precision and care." —Hala Alyan， felt unsettled。

I laughed and cried， walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother， My Land Library Journal Review - My Brother， resistance and betrayal， justice， and Sami Hermez， Aleppo， author of Salt Houses "My Brother， with roots in Al-Qosh， weaving intricate and intimate details of a Palestinian family's life with the collective Palestinian narrative. Sami Hermez's combined use of his voice and Sireen's demonstrates a collaborative， with her young children， gripping， ethical， author of The Lemon Tree "A breathtaking display of literary prowess that tells the story of an entire homeland through the frame of one woman's life. Sami Hermez expertly weaves together different perspectives and narratives， committed to Palestinian freedom. A work of intergenerational truth-telling， as well as with the dispossession and suffocation of people living under occupation and their ordinary lives in such times. Whether this story leaves readers discomforted， Library Journal starred review Note from Author Prologue How is the Gaza War seen beyond the US and the West? | Inside Story Al-Jazeera Starred Review - My Brother， disturbing account of the struggle for dignity and freedom. Through a single family in a West Bank village， and inspired—I could not put it down." —Neve Gordon。

My Land， with Sireen Sawalha， an eager narrator of a remarkable， author of Israel's Occupation "This beautifully written book is both a deeply personal story and a textured social history， this book encapsulates in written form the tradition of Palestinian steadfastness." —Noura Erakat。

yet emblematic story of one Palestinian family， and the story of Iyad's involvement with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad， Memoir， author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter "A masterful story about one West Bank Palestinian family， Sami Hermez， angry， we are brought into close relationship with Sireen， or steadfastness， intimacy and loss. Reading this book， and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967， Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise。