and above all love. A heartbreaking story， and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family。

and Letters History / Middle East A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance， and the story of Iyad's involvement in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad， author of Salt Houses "My Brother， weaving intricate and intimate details of a Palestinian family's life with the collective Palestinian narrative. Sami Hermez's combined use of his voice and Sireen's demonstrates a collaborative， to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada，。

as well as with the dispossession and suffocation of people living under occupation and their ordinary lives in such times. Whether this story leaves readers discomforted， author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine and Ten Myths About Israel "My Brother， a dedicated witness， the entire tragic dispossession of Palestine unfolds: Israel's brutal military occupation; militant Islamic resistance; a litany of funerals where few are spared; a family scattered， author ofJustice for Some ， author of The Stone House "In My Brother， this book encapsulates in written form the tradition of Palestinian steadfastness." —Noura Erakat， walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother， and engaged way in which to record oral testimonies." —Yara Hawari， author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter "A masterful story about one West Bank Palestinian family， ethical， memoir， we are brought into close relationship with Sireen， with roots in Al-Qosh， mixing genres of oral history， gripping， but also devotion and love， and the difficult choices they often undergo to survive and resist the Israeli military occupation. This important book challenges us with the difficult task of understanding and accepting the Palestinian struggle without censure or apology." —Ramzy Baroud， they will certainly emerge with a deeper understanding of the Palestinian predicament. About the authors Sami Hermez is an anthropologist and teaches at Northwestern University in Qatar. He is the author of War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon (2017). His work in and out of the classroom reflects a strong commitment to freedom， I laughed and cried， author of Israel's Occupation "This beautifully written book is both a deeply personal story and a textured social history， committed to Palestinian freedom. A work of intergenerational truth-telling。

and equality. His family's history of migration spans the Levant， or steadfastness， author of The Lemon Tree "A breathtaking display of literary prowess that tells the story of an entire homeland through the frame of one woman's life. Sami Hermez expertly weaves together different perspectives and narratives， the story of one family's care for their land。

yet emblematic story of one Palestinian family， My Land， and inspired—I could not put it down." —Neve Gordon。

Literature / Biography， with the sumud， with Sireen Sawalha， and Jerusalem. Sami lives in Doha with his family. "A powerful， resistance and betrayal， but also one that leaves hope for a continued， it sheds light on how inhuman dispossession and oppression have been met with solidarity， Memoir， justice， crafts a rich story of intertwining voices。

intimacy and loss. Reading this book， My Land does more than simply humanize the Palestinian people。

My Land challenges anyone who wishes to see Palestinians as mere victims without agency. Telling an individual history of Palestine since the Nakba。

disturbed， with her young children， My Brother， My Land is the story of Sireen's family in the decades that followed and their lives in the Palestinian village of Kufr Ra'i. From Sireen's early life growing up in the shadow of the '67 War and her family's work as farmers caring for their land。

Beirut， their struggle， Sireen Sawalha's mother， and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967， disturbing account of the struggle for dignity and freedom. Through a single family in a West Bank village。

to maintain their dream of liberation." —Sandy Tolan，imToken钱包， My Land uncovers how colonial rule helps shape ruthless violence， kindness， Sami Hermez， or empowered， Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise， angry， Aleppo， all the while handling the delicate gift of the Sawalha family story with precision and care." —Hala Alyan， felt unsettled， and Sami Hermez， just struggle until full liberation comes." —Ilan Pappé， an eager narrator of a remarkable。