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Raja Shehadeh

Born

in Ramallah, Palestinian Territory, Occupied

July 06, 1951

Genre

History, Memoir

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Raja Shehadeh (Arabic: رجا شحادة) is a Palestinian lawyer, human rights activist and writer. He is the author of Strangers in the House (2002), described by The Economist as “distinctive and truly impressive”, When the Bulbul Stopped Singing (2003), Palestinian Walks (2007), for which he won the 2008 Orwell Prize, and A Rift in Time (2010). Shehadeh trained as a barrister in London and is a founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq. He blogs regularly for the International Herald Tribune/The New York Times and lives in Ramallah, on the West Bank.

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	What Does Israel Fear From Palestine? 4.30 avg rating — 3,679 ratings — published 2024 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir 4.15 avg rating — 2,957 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape 4.28 avg rating — 2,558 ratings — published 2008 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Line Is Drawn: A Tale of Crossings, Friendships, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine 4.21 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine by Raja Shehadeh, Tre Lewis (Foreword by) 3.93 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Occupation Diaries 4.10 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1985 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going Home: A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation 4.12 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Language of War, Language of Peace: Palestine, Israel and the Search for Justice 4.23 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Birds Stopped Singing: Life in Ramallah Under Siege by Raja Shehadeh, Dalya Bilu (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials by Raja Shehadeh, Penny Johnson 4.26 avg rating — 108 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Aku ada buku, aku tak perlukan pakaian atau sepatu khusus untuk berjalan ke perbukitan.”
― Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape

tags: buku, palestin

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“Menulislah yang membantuku mengatasi rasa marah yang membakar di hati kebanyakan rakyat Palestina.”
― Raja Shehadeh

tags: palestin, penulisan

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“Ini bukan pertama kali kita kalah, tapi kini pemimpin kita meraikannya seolah kita menang. (Tentang Perjanjian Damai Oslo antara Israel-Palestin)”
― Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape

tags: israel, oslo, palestin

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