{"product_id":"voices-of-resistance-diaries-of-genocide-paperback","title":"Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBatool Abu Akleen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNahil Mohana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAla'a Obaid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An extraordinary book. \u003cem\u003eVoices of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e opens a rare window into the reality of young women living under brutal siege: their loss, terror, and grief; their hope, ingenuity, curiosity, and humour as well as despair. These testimonials come straight from hell, and yet--read them, you'll see--they are radiant with undiminished life.\"--Olivia Laing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor two years, the world has witnessed image after devastating image of Israel's genocide in Gaza: videos, photos, and Instagram reels showing blanket bombardment, cities in ruin, and entire families pulled from the rubble of their homes. Such enormity can be difficult to process, but behind each image lie ordinary lives full of hope, love, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these diaries, four Gazan women--Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana, and Ala'a Obaid--offer first-hand accounts of Israeli airstrikes, forced displacement, and engineered famine. These atrocities are documented alongside the everyday resilience of Palestinians: from the neighbour who fashions an ashtray from the shrapnel of an Israeli missile, to the street vendor who donates his last egg for a child's birthday cake, to the community of displaced people who pool their resources to stage a traditional wedding. Even when homeless, under fire, forced to bury loved ones, or thrown at the mercy of a devastated health system, the writers of these diaries never abandon their humanity, their individuality, or their belief in the future of Gaza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE WRITERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBatool Abu Akleen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a twenty-year-old Palestinian poet and translator, born and raised in Gaza City. She is a student of English Literature and Translation at the Islamic University of Gaza. At the age of fifteen, Abu Akleen won the Parjeel Poetry Prize for her poem 'I Did Not Steal the Cloud', which was also translated and published as part of the anthology \u003cem\u003eDi acqua e di tempo\u003c\/em\u003e. Her poem 'I Want a Grave' was published in Penguin's \u003cem\u003eLetters from Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e (2025). She was the 2024 Poet-in-Residence with Modern Poetry in Translation, for whom she collected and translated \u003cem\u003eSea Shells: An Anthology of Emerging Poets from Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e (edited by Cristina Viti). Her poem 'Gunpowder' was among the winners of \u003cem\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e Poetry Prize 2025. Her debut bilingual poetry collection \u003cem\u003e48Kg\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Tenement Press in June 2025. Extracts from her diaries have been performed by Leila Herandi at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSondos Sabra\u003c\/strong\u003e, 25, holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the Islamic University of Gaza and is a founding member of the Shaghaf Youth Initiative, which organises discussions of literary works. She is a translator and writer. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eMondoweiss\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Statesman, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArabLit Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e. Extracts from her diaries have been performed by Yusra Warsama at the Barbican Theatre, London, and Sama Rantisi at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. Her piece 'We Kill Terrorism' was read by Maxine Peake to a crowd of 15,000 protesters outside the 2024 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAla'a Obaid\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and a mother of three children. She has held a number of positions in various NGOs and cultural institutions in Gaza, including Education Officer, Creative Writing Teacher and Culture Centre Coordinator. Ala'a co-authored the books \u003cem\u003eWriting Behind the Lines\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDisturbing Flashbacks\u003c\/em\u003e, both of which document the experiences of Palestinians living through the current genocide. She has published several articles in\u003cem\u003e The New Arab\u003c\/em\u003e. Excerpts from her diaries have been performed by Hind Shoufani at the Barbican Theatre, London, and by Zarah Sultana MP at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNahil Mohana\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eNo Men Allowed\u003c\/em\u003e, the short story collection Life in a Square Metre and six plays including \u003cem\u003eHigh Pressure\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the 2008 Abdul Mohsin Al-Qattan Prize; \u003cem\u003eGhoson\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the 2008 Children's Culture Award; and \u003cem\u003eLipstick\u003c\/em\u003e, which was produced by the Royal Court Theatre, London. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eAGNI Online, Literary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. Extracts from her diaries have been performed by Maxine Peake at the Barbican Theatre, London, and Julie-Yara Atz at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984066674989,"sku":"9781771967181","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ksihx4xS4f9781771967181.webp?v=1776081718","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/voices-of-resistance-diaries-of-genocide-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}