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020			_a9789815323726 _qhard cover
040			_cFEU CAVITE LIBRARY
082			_2SHS 956.94 Al31l 2025
100			_aAlzaqzooq, Mohammed ; Alshaer, Mahmoud _eauthor
245			_aLetters from Gaza : _bby the people, from the year / _cAlzaqzooq, Mohammed ; Alshaer, Mahmoud.
260			_aSingapore, _bPenguin Random House _c2025.
300			_axix, 188 pages
365			_b1199 _cPHP
366			_aFully Booked
490			_aArabLit Quarterly & Books
505			_aIntroduction, No answer to satisfy, Tell the sun not to blaze so bright, The sea, slow and tired, carries me to the harbour of the sun, Afterword
520			_aAs the year 2023 came to an end, and wistfulness filled the air with hopes for the new tidings; the whole world was left startled with the unfolding of the largest humanitarian crisis of this century. While we lamented at the visuals of unimaginable destruction, loss, and unsurmountable pain, there were people living that reality. Men, women, and children with plans for the weekend and dreams to fulfill; many wrapping their chores early to take a walk by the sea. Millions of such diverse individuals who were now only spoken of words wrapped in tragedy; all merged into one. Surviving war isn't a blanket experience; there are many facets which remain unheard. This collection is pertinent in bringing focus to the diverse human stories behind the crisis, the emotions that rang loudly in the silence of the night, when the shutters went down and the dust had settled. Throughout the year, 30 people living in the Gaza strip, of varied ages and ethnographies, penned their feelings, fears, memories, thoughts, and hopes on the tempestuous days of war. Each story is a reminder of the world held within every person and how humanity at large was at stake with them--Publisher's description
521			_a"Gaza deserves to be heard and this book does it so well!" --Gideon Levy, author, journalist at Haaretz
651			_aGaza strip _xHistory
651			_aIsrael-Palestine _vWar
700			_aSaif, Atef Abu _eIntroduction by
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