Susan Abulhawa





Susan Abulhawa

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Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
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Susan Abulhawa was born to refugees of the 1967 war when Israel captured what remained of Palestine, including Jerusalem. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her daughter. She is the founder and President of Playgrounds for Palestine, a children’s organization dedicated to upholding The Right to Play for Palestinian children. Her essays and political commentaries have appeared in print and international news media and she is a contributing author to two anthologies,Shattered Illusions (Amal Press, 2002) and Searching Jenin (Cune Press, 2003). Mornings in Jenin (Bloomsbury, 2009) is her first novel.


Average rating: 4.25 · 1,923 ratings · 340 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
Mornings in Jenin
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 2,747 ratings — published 2010 — 39 editions

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“أيا كان شعورك , اكبتيه في داخلك”
Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin

“We come from the land, give our love and labor to her, and she nurtures us in return. When we die, we return to the land. In a way, she owns us. Palestine owns us and we belong to her”
Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin

“Love cannot reconcile with deception”
Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin

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