A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman’s Story
Asmaa Alghoul, Sélim Nassib, Mike Mitchell (translation)A Rebel in Gaza is Asmaa's story as told to Franco-Lebanese writer Selim Nassib over meetings, phone calls, Skype, & even texts during the 2014 siege of Gaza, when she was locked in the "open air prison" that her homeland had become. Both determined and dedicated to its liberation through writing, education & culture, she paints the sensory portrait of the native country she passionately loves, which over years has become a cauldron of wars and fundamentalism.
Gaza has always been rebellious . . . stubborn, addictive, I'm her daughter and I look like her.
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Asmaa al-Ghoul (b. 1982) was given the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award by the International Women's Media Foundation and is described byThe New York Times as a woman "known for her defiant stance against the violations of civil rights in Gaza."
Selim Nassib (b. 1946), journalist forLibération & novelist is the author of Oum (Balland) and A Lover in Palestine (Robert Laffont), both published in translation by Europa Editions.