Every Moment Is a Life

Name: Every Moment Is a Life
ISBN: 9781668222362

EGP1,240.00

Compiled by bestselling author susan abulhawa, an Arabic-English bilingual anthology of essays from eighteen young Palestinian writers trying to survive the genocide in Gaza. In early 2024, writer and activist susan abulhawa managed to enter Gaza twice through the Rafah crossing. There, at the Culture and Free Thought Association, susan held a series of workshops for young people who had been displaced to tent encampments. The lives of all participants were marked by unrelenting Israeli violence and extraordinary loss—of home, family, safety, education, electricity, and all the structures of life. They’d fled from place to place as Israel’s colonial violence swirled around them, complete with food and water insecurity and constant threat. Still, despite the bitterness of life in tents and the dangers of travel, they came together to share in the refuge of writing and community. Samya recounts a tender moment with an old man mending shoes in the street, while her cousin Saja hides books in her closet, hoping they and her home will still be there when she returns. Ghassan is haunted by the baby he rescued from the rubble, who for a time became his son. Fatima risks it all retrieve her clothes from a danger zone buzzing with drones and warplanes. Maram’s loving aunt is gone, and chaos inhabits Amr’s mind. Samah, Lubna, Rizq, and Nebal take us by the hand through raining death, trails of tears, classroom shelters, and shared clothes in crowded tents. Every Moment Is a Life delivers rare, unfiltered portraits of life under genocide, platforming the emerging voices struggling to survive in Gaza today. These essays are raw and real, capturing human moments—buying bread, going to the bathroom, sharing a meal, drinking coffee—all set against the backdrop of history’s first livestreamed ethnic cleansing. With courage, anger, love, agony, and—impossibly—hope, these achingly tender voices from Gaza will stay with us, captured in these pages, forever.

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SKU: 9781668222362 Categories: Books, English Books, Literature & Fiction, Arabic Literature in Translation Tag: draft Author: Susan Abulhawa

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Every Moment Is a Life Book Description

Every Moment Is a Life brings together eighteen young Palestinian writers who describe life under siege in Gaza. Compiled by bestselling author Susan Abulhawa, the anthology features raw bilingual essays that show daily struggle, loss, and brief sparks of hope. In early 2024 Abulhawa entered Gaza twice via Rafah and led workshops for displaced youth living in tent camps. Their voices capture a reality that statistics cannot convey.

Readers will meet Samya watching an old man mend shoes on a cracked street, and her cousin Saja who hides books in a closet, praying they survive until peace returns. Meanwhile Ghassan recounts rescuing a baby from rubble, a child who became his son for a short, heartbreaking time. Additionally Fatima risks her life to retrieve clothes from a zone buzzing with drones, showing the courage that fuels everyday survival.

Throughout the collection, voices such as Maram, Amr, Samah, Lubna, Rizq, and Nebal guide us through rain‑soaked streets, tear‑stained trails, makeshift classrooms, and shared garments in crowded tents. The essays capture mundane acts—buying bread, sharing coffee, using a bathroom—against the backdrop of the first livestreamed ethnic cleansing. Therefore the book paints an unfiltered portrait of life under constant threat.

Key Features of Every Moment Is a Life

Each essay appears in Arabic and English, letting readers feel the original rhythm while understanding the translation. Moreover, personal anecdotes, vivid descriptions, and reflective moments highlight resilience amid destruction. The format alternates short narratives with longer reflections, making it easy to read in short bursts or in one sitting.

Readers can also enjoy a wide emotional range—from anger and grief to unexpected humor and hope. Consequently the anthology creates a mosaic of Gaza’s reality and offers insight into daily challenges of displacement, scarcity, and violence. Because the stories are grounded in real moments, the collection fosters empathy and a deeper understanding of the human cost of conflict.

Why Read This Book?

Fans of contemporary nonfiction will appreciate the immediacy and honesty of these essays. This book invites you to explore lived experiences that statistics alone cannot explain. Additionally, it provides a platform for emerging Palestinian writers, amplifying voices that need global attention. Readers will discover how small acts—sharing a meal, protecting a book—become acts of resistance in a war zone.

Furthermore the anthology encourages reflection on the broader implications of war and the power of storytelling to heal. It serves as a valuable resource for educators, activists, and anyone seeking to understand personal impacts of geopolitical conflict. Therefore purchasing Every Moment Is a Life supports both the authors and the ongoing effort to document Gaza’s truth.