These days, Gaza is usually spoken of in numbers: how many killed, how many displaced, how many buildings erased from the landscape. Yet the stories, songs, recipes, and memories passed down through generations — everything that makes Gaza a place rich with history, resilience, and an unwavering insistence on life — too often go unheard.
“Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture,” a collection of vignettes from a wide range of Palestinian voices, seeks to unearth and preserve the side of the enclave rarely seen in news reports. Published by Saqi Books in September 2024, with proceeds going to the NGO Medical Aid for Palestinians, the book offers a deeper view of life during the genocide: artists sketching between bombings, chefs recreating the flavors of home from exile, medics tending to the wounded while clinging to their dreams of a future beyond war, and journalists risking everything to tell their people’s story. ….more
