Everything We Thought Was Beautiful
Interviews with Radical Palestinian Women
$45.72
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2025
Summary
Palestinian women are an essential—often silenced—part of global struggles for freedom. They are at the forefront of the anti-colonial struggle against Israel’s occupation of their lands, as well as being comrades in intersecting movements worldwide.
This series of interviews with Palestinian women living across Palestine and in the diaspora include a journalist on the front line of resistance against settlers and the Israeli army in the West Bank, women taking part in the Boycott, Di…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798887441450 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Shoal Collective, Huwaida Arraf |
| Publisher: | PM Press |
| Imprint: | PM Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 228mm |
Critics Review
“This collection of interviews is a breath of fresh air, a window into the hearts and minds, the challenges and aspirations of Palestinian women in the homeland and in the diaspora, as they not only dream of social and political liberation, but organize, write, dabke, and struggle to achieve the society they want to live in–beyond borders, beyond Zionism, beyond authoritarianism.”
–Nada Elia, author of Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine
“A powerful and timely introduction to the lives and struggles of Palestinian women, finding ways to survive and even thrive under the weight of networks of oppression and under the shroud of global silence.”
– Nanjala Nyabola, author of Strange and Difficult Times: Notes on a Global Pandemic
“A powerful book, one we need to read to understand that we cannot turn our eyes away from the injustice perpetrated against the Palestinian people. Listening to the voices of these brave women we see that despite their losses and their suffering there is still much beauty in their lives, born out of their deep love, solidarity, and shared struggle with their community.”
–Silvia Federici, author of Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women
“Though there are commonalities across the interviews (reflections on becoming politicized under occupation and on the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement abound), the wealth of varied perspectives makes for an enlightening window into the feminist fight for Palestinian freedom. Readers interested in Palestinian liberation shouldn’t miss this.”
–Publishers Weekly
Shoal Collective
The Shoal Collective is an independent co-operative of writers and researchers. We produce news articles, investigations, analysis and theory-based writing as a contribution to, and a resource for, movements that are attempting to bring about social and political change.
Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian American activist and lawyer who cofounded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led organization using nonviolent protests and international pressure to support Palestinians.
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