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Light the road of freedom

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    University of Alberta Press, 2021
    Note: Alberta Municipal Affairs' Public Library Services Branch

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  • Author: Al-Barbari, Sahbaa
    Contributor: Ageel, Ghada; Bill, Barbara
    Date:
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    2021
    Summary:

    Sahbaa Al-Barbari's story provides a unique perspective on Palestinian experience before and after the 1948 Nakba. Born in Gaza, Al-Barbari began her career as a school teacher and was an activist in her community. When Israel occupied the Gaza Strip in 1967, Al-Barbari was exiled from Palestine, continuing her activism as she lived in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Kuwait, Tunis, Libya, and Europe. Al-Barbari returned to Gaza in 1996. This is the second book in the Women's Voices from Gaza series, which honours women's unique and underrepresented perspectives on the social, material, and political realities of Palestinian life. The books in this series will benefit Middle East scholars, social justice and human rights advocates, and all who want to know more about the modern history of Palestine.

    Contents:
    • 1. Growing up in Gaza
    • 2. The 1948 Nakba and Studies in Cairo
    • 3. Arrest and Imprisonment
    • 4. Marriage and Exile
    • 5. Tunis
    • 6. Return
    • 7. The High Price of Freedom.
    Genre:
    History and geography, Biographies and autobiographies
    Subject(s): 20th century | Al-Barbari, Sahbaa | Gaza | Gaza Strip | Social conditions | Women political activists | Women, Palestinian Arab
    Original Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, University of Alberta Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781772125689
    Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta Ebooks