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First reading outside on the sun this year.
I'm #currentlyreading Mornings in Jenin and it is a sad story. About war between Palestine and Isralel set after world war II. Usually I avoid that kind of books because they destroy me emotionaly but a friend insisted that I need to read it. It is a hearbreaking novel and I'm only at 30%.😢

#morningsinjenin #slovenianedition

What a beautifully written book. A harrowing account of a subject that is sadly too true. Left me really interested in knowing more about the history of these countries.

This was one of the most heartbreaking reads, I cried several times. I highly recommend.

#ukkindledeal #readingasia2021

Any UK Littens looking for #palestine? This book is on offer today.

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

This book is deeply unsettling on every level as it is thrumming with suffering, violence, and injustice. But this is a story of resilience and survival, and, ultimately, love. I really admire the unrelenting bravery of this book. Susan Abulhawa writes passionalety and lyrically about the ugly realities of war as well as the beauty of family, friendship and community. 👇

#palestine #Readaroundtheworld So much pain in this multigenerational story of a people torn from their land and from the arms of those that they love. I learned so much from this very personal perspective on the Israel/Palestinian conflict. Thank you so much for the recommendation.

#audibledeal £3 today #uklittens. Good for #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB #Palestine

I read Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin as part of a #buddyread with @readwithtoni. Wow. I learned so much and felt just as much. The novel spans decades, beginning with a brief moment, a woman named Amal kneeling with a gun to her head, and then flashing back to a time right before the creation of Israel. Most of the book centers on a Muslim family who had lived on a single piece of land for 40 generations, ⬇️

@ readwithtoni. Christmas decorating is consuming my family. The lateness of Thanksgiving (we always decorate after that holiday) means that I feel as if we're running behind. I'm trying to be okay with it! We've watched Elf, the boys have had their traditional spats about who's putting up which ornament, and now we're sitting back and admiring the tree.⠀
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I'm also trying to fit in some reading, of course. ⬇️

Amazingly powerful novel. It‘s one of my all time favourites. Highly recommend just makes sure you have lots of tissues

#Palestine. If you are interested in reading books set in each country of the world, please join us in #ReadingTheWorld on Goodreads.

#SisforSeptember Day 10: #Sunrise

Maybe a bit farfetched, but hey, after #sunrise it‘s morning, right?😁😜😁

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1. Pink!
2. The Alienist
3. Until it was pointed out that there was a glossary in the back.
4. Tomato sauce/ketchup
5. I'm planning to use this long weekend to finish my #makerswap project and watch Netflix. The weather forecast is frightful.

This is my online book clubs April read. I found a copy at the thrift store after class today!!!!! I can‘t wait to dive in and read it!!!! Anyone read this? It is set in a refugee camp and follows Amals life story of loss, struggle and survival through over 60 years of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Haunting and hear t wrenching! If you read it already, what did you think?

This book was an upsetting read. The characters suffer and it takes a heartless soul not to feel for them, whatever your political beliefs. The writing style is clunky at times but I got a lot out of this book. Saying I 'enjoyed' it feels cheap.

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1. Cafe
2. Fave character
3. Always cry & laugh
4. 1000 + pages
5. Always read back cover. 🙏

I've only read The Forty Rules of Love, the rest on my TBR.
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For Ramadan, Sumaiyya, one of our favorite bookstagrammers, gave us a list of of amazing book recs of Middle Eastern and Muslim Women's fiction. Check it out on the blog!

https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/blog/2017/6/5/guest-post-middle-eastern-musl...
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You can find more of Sumaiyya's book recommendations on her Instagram or Litsy @sumaiyya.books.⠀
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I'm ashamed to say I know little on the Israel / Palastine conflict and this book is a good introduction to the topic. Books like this always throw me a little as the timeline is so recent, in our lifetime but we remain oblivious
This is the story of Amal, who was born into a refugee camp in Jenin, and her family. It's horrifying to know this story is not fiction for some people out there today. This book is not enjoyable but should be read.

Forcibly removed from the olive-farming village of Ein Hod by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948, the Abulhejos are displaced to live in canvas tents in the Jenin refugee camp. We follow the Abulhejo family as they live through a violent history. Amidst the loss and fear, hatred and pain, as their tents are replaced by more forebodingly permanent cinderblock huts, there is always the waiting, waiting to return to a lost home.

#TBR 😱📚

A harrowing account of 4 generations of a displaced Palestinian family, Mornings in Jenin describes the incredible hardships of the Palestinian people in often brutal detail. Strongly recommend as a background to the current political situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories 🇵🇸🇵🇸

This book nearly broke my heart. I'm not a weeper, but I wept, so have a box of tissues handy. Also, be prepared to potentially be pissed off at the one-sided history you've learned of the war between Israel and Palestine.