In Palestine there are many green birds

The Land Beneath the Light

By exploring the lived realities of those living under occupation, The Land Beneath the Light presents an alternative. Drawn from the author’s own family experiences of Palestine, Shereen Malherbe showcases the beauty of this war-torn land and its people in her new novel.It follows Khadija as she comes of age and struggles to come to terms with the trauma of her past and the uncertainty of her future, using her deeply rooted Palestinian heritage to survive. Through her novel, Malherbe shows that keeping this heritage and the stories of Palestinian people alive is one of the most powerful forms of resistance.

Now is the time. To truly understand Palestinian’s, you need to understand their life under Occupation.

As I discussed on British Muslim TV, narratives are key in understanding dehumanisation and vilifying the other; in this case a carefully prepared groundwork of negative Muslim stereotypes have slowly eroded Palestinian’s lives until they mean nothing. To change this we need to support changing the narrative to the truth.

Shereen Malherbe