Schole Deep Dive: The Palestinian Experience



One of my Schole Deep Dives this year will be The Palestinian Experience. ⁣⁣⁣
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I’ll be immersing myself in ⁣fiction by Palestinian authors and comparing that with a few pieces of fiction *about* Palestine and its people. ⁣⁣
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I will also be reading some carefully selected nonfiction titles about Palestine and its conflict with Israel.⁣⁣
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My primary focus will be on seeing through the eyes of the Palestinian people as much as possible, and hearing their voices. ⁣⁣
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⁣Why? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Because all voices matter, and I lived over 3 decades without ever hearing the voices of the people in Palestine. ⁣⁣
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I grew up indoctrinated by the American evangelical hyper-focus on unquestioning support of Israel and the Israeli/Jewish experience. ⁣

I am aware that the oppressed statistically, historically become oppressors, and in light of that, I do have some interest in the dynamics of the conflict itself. ⁣

But, primarily, I am interested in hearing from the people largely silenced by my childhood, my religious background, and the distorted version of the Christian worldview that I inherited… until I decided to dismantle it. ⁣

Because, ⁣
Stories Matter. ⁣
People Matter. ⁣

I have several posts saved with Palestinian fiction titles, and since it’s too much to share here, I’ll be sharing those in my stories and saving them to a highlight for this deep dive. ⁣
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Some of the Nonfiction Books I’ll be Reading: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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📖 The Future of Palestine: ⁣⁣
How Discrimination Hinders Change by Tamar Haddad ⁣⁣
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📖 “Occupation Diaries”, “Where the Line Is Drawn: A Tale of Crossings, Friendship, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine”, and “We Could Have Been Friends, My Father And I” all by Raja Shehadeh⁣⁣
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📖 “Footnotes in Gaza” and “Palestine” by Joe Sacco ⁣⁣
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📖 ⁣⁣Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi ⁣⁣
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📖 Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha⁣⁣
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📖 Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jehad Abusalim ⁣⁣
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📖 “Ten Myths About Israel” and “The Ethnic Cleaning of Palestine” by Ilan Pappe ⁣⁣

 

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