SUMUD: A NEW PALESTINIAN READER

Une anthologie qui célèbre le pouvoir de la culture dans la résistance palestinienne, avec des sélections de mémoires, de nouvelles, d'essais, de critiques de livres, de récits personnels, de poésie et d'art, par The Markaz Review.

The Arabic word sumūd is often translated as "steadfastness" or "standing fast." It represents Palestinian perseverance against Israeli occupation. Sumūd is both a personal and collective commitment. People shape their lives despite ongoing oppression.

This anthology covers Palestinian cultural history from the 20th and 21st centuries, with highlights from 2021–2024. It features work from forty-six contributors, including:

• Hossam Madhoun, co-founder of Gaza's Theatre for Everybody, sharing his survival of the post-October 2023 war on Gaza.
• Novelist Ahmed Masoud with "Application 39," a sci-fi story about a dystopian Olympic bid.
• Sara Roy and Ivar Ekeland with “The New Politics of Exclusion: Gaza as Prologue,” analyzing Israel’s divide and conquer policies.
• Historian Ilan Pappé reviewing Tahrir Hamdi’s Imagining Palestine, exploring the link between culture and resistance.
• Essayist Lina Mounzer with “Palestine and the Unspeakable,” discussing the language used to dehumanize Palestinians.
• Poetry from the next generation of poets, continuing the legacy of Mahmoud Darwish.

The essays, stories, poetry, art, and personal narratives in Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader offer a powerful response to those who denigrate Palestinians’ aspirations. It also underscores the vital role of culture during occupation and war.

Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader - 9781911710127 - Malu Halasa, Jordan Elgrably