In the besieged Rafah Strip, a displaced teenage girl, Hurrah, lives with her grandfather. When an airstrike leads her to cross paths with Ikram, a young journalist, Hurrah is inspired to document the ongoing genocide. Determined to share her people's suffering, she runs toward danger rather than away, confronting not only the harsh realities of war but also her own past traumas and unfulfilled dreams. As Hurrah finds her voice, she discovers the power of courageāand, amid the destruction, the possibility of hope in the land where the olive trees return.
____________ This book is my apology.
I am sorry- I know it will not stop your bleeding, nor dry your tears, but I extend my pen and my prayers to you, Oh, Palestine.
Every word in this book is woven together from the pieces of my heartstrings to make my own tapestry of hope.
This is my keffiyeh of truth. - Fatimah A. Bass
________________ Trigger Warning (TW):
The horrors of the Israeli occupation include systematic killing, severed limbs and ghastly wounds, abuse, rape and torture, forced displacement, imprisonment, weapons and destruction of homes and entire cities. The following contains mention and elements of these horrors.
This book is based on real-life stories in Rafah Camp and surrounding areas. Anytime the sentence āItās Hurrah from Gaza,ā is said, the news following is taken from a real-life reported event.
