nabilahs's review against another edition
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simonator's review
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Read these unheard voices.
bookreviewswithkb's review
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FREE PALESTINE 🍉
please take action to stop the genocide
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and definitely recommend Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire as a valuable resource to read first-person accounts about living in Gaza, the Palestinian experience, and an imagining of what the future of Gaza could be. it’s a powerful collective action
aliciae08's review against another edition
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This was a wonderful collection where the authors talked about the Nakba and ongoing occupation of Gaza—and while there were harrowing pieces around loss and suffering that comes with the violence of occupations, there is also this persistent theme of hope.
ramonaleanna's review against another edition
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Gaza is unlike anywhere else in the world and this was a very important and informative read.
sharnacious's review against another edition
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thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
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light in gaza offers a relevatory look into gaza, its history, present, future and inhabitants, both from inside the area and those in the diaspora. i esp appreciate how the authors of the various essays included in the book each focus on a different aspect of the occupation and resistance, examining the past and present with their implications, as well as imagining a better future.
while im not at all knowledgable abt certain topics explored - such AI and architecture - they are nevertheless enlightening and offer a truly unique, fresh perspective. i also particularly enjoy learning abt the deep bond between palestinians and their land thru peasantry, and the importance of humanitarianism that instead focuses on liberation and return. this is def a collection to be read and learned from, straight from palestinians themselves.
while im not at all knowledgable abt certain topics explored - such AI and architecture - they are nevertheless enlightening and offer a truly unique, fresh perspective. i also particularly enjoy learning abt the deep bond between palestinians and their land thru peasantry, and the importance of humanitarianism that instead focuses on liberation and return. this is def a collection to be read and learned from, straight from palestinians themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, Racism, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Death, Murder, Genocide, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Child death
amberimagines's review against another edition
5.0
Light in Gaza is incredibly illuminating, telling the stories and history of Palestinian people living in Gaza. I enjoyed how each of the essays focused on a particular aspect of life in Gaza, and the impact of Israeli occupation. My favorite chapters were Lost Identity, Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Restoring Palestinian Rights, In the Haze of Fifty-One Days, and Let Me Dream. I highly recommend this book for everyone! It is both heartbreaking and hopeful, but more importantly helps us all understand the suffering and resilience of Palestinian people.