{"product_id":"sumud-a-new-palestinian-reader","title":"Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalu Halasa, Jordan Elgrably\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e9781911710127\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn anthology that celebrates the power of culture in Palestinian resistance, with selections of memoir, short stories, essays, book reviews, personal narrative, poetry, and art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arabic word sumūd is often loosely translated as “steadfastness” or “standing fast.” It is, above all, a Palestinian cultural value of everyday perseverance in the face of Israeli occupation. Sumūd is both a personal and collective commitment; people determine their own lives, despite the environment of constant oppressions imposed upon them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn times of devastation, poetry, literature, and art are the mediums through which oppressed peoples reveal cherished aspects of their existences and remain defiant in the fight for self-determination. Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader honours the Palestinian spirit and its power in the face of dispossession and war. When governments around the world enable the genocide of a people and the dilapidation of a sacred homeland, the Palestinian people stand fast and resist. The fifty-eight contributions in this collection remind readers that just as love perseveres, so do the Palestinians, and their struggles and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology spans the 20th and 21st centuries of Palestinian cultural history, and highlights writing from 2021–2024.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40734404116515,"sku":"9781911710127","price":42.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_1403.jpg?v=1739784062","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/sumud-a-new-palestinian-reader","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}