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| ‘To understand Gaza today, you need to read Yassini Girls: clever, historically aromatic, a combination of past and present.’ – Lauren Booth  With the ongoing genocide in Gaza, it is more crucial than ever to understand Palestine’s history. Yassini Girls, a new novel by British Palestinian author Shereen Malherbe, offers an intimate portrayal where the past is not resigned to the history books; it is happening now and for the survivors of it, it is their lived reality. After appearing on the BBC documentary, The Holy Land and Us, Malherbe was inspired to write her own exploration of the unravelling of her family’s past and how it is linked to one of the most devastating massacres in Palestinian history: Deir Yassin. Based on true events, it is a moving story about tragedy, identity and belonging, and of the incredible resilience of the Palestinian people. More Info About the Author  Shereen Malherbe is a British Palestinian author. She is recognized for her work with various media organisations, where she advocates for authentic Palestinian voices and the preservation of Palestinian heritage. She is the author of four novels and a children’s series, and her short story, The Cypress Tree, has been published in World Literature Today. She has also been nominated for The Palestine Book Awards.Her involvement in the BBC documentary film, The Holy Land and Us – Our Untold Stories, was the inspiration for the story told in Yassini Girls and explored her own family links to the 1948 Nakba, a catastrophic event etched into the national consciousness of Palestine. Visit her website here. |
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Congratulations on this achievement, Shereen 👏🏽
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Thank you 😘🇵🇸
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