In cooperation with Amnesty International / Coordination Group Israel Palestine Occupied Territories Berlin and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, we organise a reading: the two editors Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller will read from their book „Daybreak in Gaza“.
The reading is in English and admission is free. Please click yourself a ticket via eveeno.
The location is not accessible for wheelchair users.
There will be a book table.
We look forward to seeing you. Bring your questions and friends.
About the book
“A city so rich in trees it looks like a cloth of brocade spread out upon the land.”
Shamsaddin al-Dimashqi, geographer (1256–1327)
This is Gaza – a place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry. A place now utterly devastated, its entire population displaced by a seemingly endless onslaught, its heritage destroyed.
Daybreak in Gaza is a record of an extraordinary place and people, and of a culture preserved by the people themselves. Vignettes of artists, acrobats, doctors, students, shopkeepers and teachers offer stories of love, life, loss and survival. They display the wealth of Gaza’s cultural landscape and the breadth of its history.
Daybreak in Gaza humanises the people dismissed as statistics. It stands as a mark of resistance to the destruction and as a testament to the people of Gaza.
The book has been edited by Mahmoud Muna, Matthew Teller as well as with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia.
About the editors
Mahmoud Muna
Mahmoud Muna is a writer and bookseller from East Jerusalem. His family runs the renowned Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem. Muna has written for the London Review of Books and the Jerusalem Quarterly. He recently published the first Arabic edition of the literary magazine Granta.
More info on Mahmoud Muna: www.educationalbookshop.com
If you want to follow Mahmoud Muna:
https://www.instagram.com/booksellerofjerusalem
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https://www.facebook.com/mahmoud.muna
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Matthew Teller
Matthew Teller is an author and broadcaster. His journalistic work has been published by the BBC, the Times, the Guardian, the Independent and the Financial Times. He is the author of the book „Nine Quarters of Jerusalem: A New Biography of the Old City“, which was named Book of the Year by the Telegraph (UK).
More info on Matthew Teller: www.matthewteller.com
If you want to follow Matthew Teller:
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https://www.instagram.com/matthewteller123
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