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Vijay prashad is a professor of international studies at trinity college and chief editor at leftword books. Gaza writes back is not an easy book to read, but it effectively shines light on the effects of war on the civilians caught in the crossfire. The gaza writes back book came to mark the fifth anniversary of operation cast lead, when israel ruthlessly murdered more than 1,400 palestinians and injured thousands and made. Gaza writes back is a weapon to shatter the is raeli na rratives of a land. Gaza writes back is a compelling collection of 23 stories from 15 young palestinian writers as they creatively resist and react to israeli occupation. Among the the standout examples from gaza writes back it is worth mentioning noura alsousis canary, in which the author moves between time periods and writes from different viewpoints in order to create a tale of interweaving emotions, motivations and perspectives. The collection is edited by refaat alareer, and is available through just world books. The fictional pieces connect the reader not only to the daily threat of violence, dispossession and oppression experienced daily in the gaza stripthey connect the reader to the minds and hearts of the palestinian people, full.
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