A review by lisacanteven
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

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5.0

This book is so full of information that I think we don't have as Westerners. Ahed gives us a first hand account of her time in Israeli prison. She holds nothing back in describing her experiences, and for that I am thankful. Dena also gives us so much true history of Palestine, the history that zionists are trying to erase. This should be required reading so that the true history is not rewritten by zionism. Within these pages, there is such a tender hope. Palestinian girls imprisoned create bonds that help them survive their time. They create gentles systems so that they all have each other. These girls and women who are detained even protest in prison when needed. I think that blew my mind the most. There was one line where Ahed recalls a protest they had in prison bc they were not being provided with what they needed. The female prisoners refused to leave their cells, and Ahed commented about how if the male prisoners caught wind of their protest they would join in solidarity. This was a problem for Israel because they could not appear to lose control of their captives, so the Israeli jailers usually gave in to their protests quickly. And that is why Palestinian men are just as important as the women and children. 
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