Full Description
Sahbaa Al-Barbari's story provides a unique perspective on Palestinian experiences before and after the 1948 Nakba. Born and educated in Gaza, Al-Barbari was an activist in her community. When Israel occupied the Gaza Strip in 1967, Al-Barbari and her husband Mu'in Bseiso became refugees, stripped of their residency rights and forced to live in exile for the next three decades. While in exile, moving from Lebanon to Syria, Libya, Kuwait, Egypt, and finally Tunisia, Al-Barbari held tight to her hope of one day returning to Gaza. Her life speaks volumes about the struggle experienced by millions of disenfranchised Palestinians, separated from family members and their homeland. This is the second book in the Women's Voices from Gaza series, which honours women's unique and underrepresented perspectives on the social, material, and political realities of Palestinian life. Foreword by Ramzy Baroud.
Contents
Preface ix
Foreword xv
Acknowledgments xxiii
Introduction xv
Light the Road of Freedom
1 / Growing up in Gaza 3
2 / The 1948 Nakba and Studies in Cairo 21
3 / Arrest and Imprisonment 43
4 / Marriage and Exile 53
5 / Tunis 73
6 / Return 87
7 / The High Price of Freedom 93
Chronology of Events in Palestine 105
Notes 125
Glossary 151
Bibliography 153
