Voices of Resistance

By: Batool Abu Akleen, Nahil Mohana, Ala'a Obaid, Sondos Sabra

Published by Biblioasis, 2025-10-14

<p>"An extraordinary book. Voices of Resistance opens a rare window into the reality of young women living under brutal siege: their loss, terror, and grief; their hope, ingenuity, curiosity, and humour as well as despair. These testimonials come straight from hell, and yet--read them, you'll see--they are radiant with undiminished life."--Olivia Laing</p> <p>For two years, the world has witnessed image after devastating image of Israel's genocide in Gaza: videos, photos, and Instagram reels showing blanket bombardment, cities in ruin, and entire families pulled from the rubble of their homes. Such enormity can be difficult to process, but behind each image lie ordinary lives full of hope, love, and community.</p> <p>In these diaries, four Gazan women--Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana, and Ala'a Obaid--offer first-hand accounts of Israeli airstrikes, forced displacement, and engineered famine. These atrocities are documented alongside the everyday resilience of Palestinians: from the neighbour who fashions an ashtray from the shrapnel of an Israeli missile, to the street vendor who donates his last egg for a child's birthday cake, to the community of displaced people who pool their resources to stage a traditional wedding. Even when displaced, under fire, forced to bury loved ones, or thrown at the mercy of a devastated health system, the writers of these diaries never abandon their humanity, their individuality, or their belief in the future of Gaza.</p> <p>ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE WRITERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.</p>