a story from Palestine Hermez, Sami 1977- creator author. Sawalha, Sireen 1966- author. text bibliography biography Biographies. cau 2024 monographic eng

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296 pages illustrations, maps ; 24 cm "In 1967, Sireen Sawalha's mother, with her young children, walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother, 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, to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada, Sami Hermez, with Sireen Sawalha, crafts a rich story of intertwining voices, mixing genres of oral history, memoir, and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family, and the story of Iyad's involvement in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise, 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, angry, or empowered, they will certainly emerge with a deeper understanding of the Palestinian predicament"-- "Mother is going to give birth" -- "Don't leave me here" -- A promise and a pledge -- "Hold onto me" -- Return. Sami Hermez, with Sireen Sawalha. Includes bibliographical references. a-is--- awba--- awgz--- Sawalha, Sireen 1966- Family Palestinian Arabs West Bank Biography Arab-Israeli conflict Personal narratives, Palestinian Arab-Israeli conflict Occupied territories History CT1919.P375 S29 2024 Hermez, Sami Samir, 1977- Stanford, California : Redwood Press, 2024 (DLC) 2023029789 9781503628397 2023029788 CSt/DLC 230704 20251202114243.0 23214114 eng