A powerful and impassioned collection of essays on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, written in real time during the annihilation by a leading scholar of Islamophobia.All the world's eyes are now... Read More
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A powerful and impassioned collection of essays on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, written in real time during the annihilation by a leading scholar of Islamophobia.
All the world's eyes are now on Gaza and Palestine. Arab and Muslim-American law scholar and author Khaled A. Beydoun shares his expertise and his perspective on the conflict in essays he wrote during the year following October 2023, accompanied by over sixty pieces of art created by Palestinian political cartoonist, Mohammad Sabaaneh during the same time period.
Since October of 2023, the world has been watching as a horrific siege has been waged in Gaza. A devastating bombing campaign carried out by the Israeli military in response to a Hamas attack on Israeli civilians. We have witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, and our hearts are breaking. Eyes on Gaza is Khaled A. Beydoun’s attempt to process what we have been seeing.
Beydoun opens our eyes to the historic events and the political motivations which impact the decision making of the leaders involved, as he shares his own story and his father's story as Arab Muslims in America. He offers his expert perspective on events as they have unfolded. This book combines personal narrative, contemporary history, and thoughtful reporting to shine a light on the horror in Palestine today.
Details
- Price: $16.99
- Pages: 168
- Carton Quantity: 44
- Publisher: Street Noise Books
- Imprint: Street Noise Books
- Publication Date: 25th February 2025
- Trim Size: 5.25 x 7.5 in
- Illustration Note: Black and White Illustrations throughout
- ISBN: 9781951491413
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
Reviews
“This powerful book courageously and compassionately keeps our eyes, hearts, and souls on the precious humanity of Palestinians as they confront barbaric genocidal Israeli forces. The imperial policies of the West, and especially the U.S., enable this bestial ethnic cleansing. Yet this catastrophe will not have the last word as long as we raise our voices and fight for truth, justice, and human dignity!” —Dr. Cornel West, author of Race Matters
“This book captures the genocide in Gaza and provides the world with a history that cannot be denied, and that won’t be forgotten. It fights back against the attempt to write Palestine out of history, and remembers our story for future generations, and forever.” —Belal Muhammad, UFC Middleweight Champion
“Lyrically weaving the political with the personal, this book documents in real-time the humanity and the devastating pain of Palestinians experiencing genocide. It is a must-read to understand the gravity of the collective punishment Israel has unleashed on more than two million innocent Palestinian civilians.” —Sahar Aziz, author of The Racial Muslim
“This book is not merely to be read; it is a call for everyone who opens its pages to act and to do something for Palestine, no matter how small. Every effort, every voice, and every step makes a difference in the struggle for freedom and justice.” —Belal Khaled, Palestinian photojournalist in Gaza
“A lucid and articulated analysis, much more than just required reading, given the extent of censorship and the severity of erasure of Palestinian stories, Eyes on Gaza appears as a book that hits the mark. A collection of essays that not only tell the truth in the face of the lies from the powerful but also resist the forces that conspire to erase Gaza from history.” —The New Arab
Author Bio
Table of Contents
Introduction | Olives and Time
Part I | For Ali and Edward
Palestinian Children Have Names, Too
Gaza As Panopticon
On Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
Living on Borrowed Time
Gaza 2.0: The First Digital Genocide
An Ode to Anaam
The Black Soul of Palestine
Don’t Call it a Ceasefire
Part II | For Reem and Hind
The Next Sinister Stage of Ethnic Cleansing
The Soul of My Soul
What About the Men?
Instagram vs. Palestine
No Christmas in Gaza
Motaz, Our Brother From Gaza
Aaron Bushnell and the Rage That Burns Within Us All
Man on Fire
Part III | For Aaron and Issam
A Ramadan Starved By Genocide
Foreign Images, Native Feelings
Beheaded Babies Behind Rafah Tents
Machine Dreams, Digital Nightmares
Finding Justice in Cape Town
Searching for Edward
The People’s Champ
When Phones Are Bombs
Conclusion | Old Body, New Mind
A powerful and impassioned collection of essays on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, written in real time during the annihilation by a leading scholar of Islamophobia.
All the world's eyes are now on Gaza and Palestine. Arab and Muslim-American law scholar and author Khaled A. Beydoun shares his expertise and his perspective on the conflict in essays he wrote during the year following October 2023, accompanied by over sixty pieces of art created by Palestinian political cartoonist, Mohammad Sabaaneh during the same time period.
Since October of 2023, the world has been watching as a horrific siege has been waged in Gaza. A devastating bombing campaign carried out by the Israeli military in response to a Hamas attack on Israeli civilians. We have witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, and our hearts are breaking. Eyes on Gaza is Khaled A. Beydoun’s attempt to process what we have been seeing.
Beydoun opens our eyes to the historic events and the political motivations which impact the decision making of the leaders involved, as he shares his own story and his father's story as Arab Muslims in America. He offers his expert perspective on events as they have unfolded. This book combines personal narrative, contemporary history, and thoughtful reporting to shine a light on the horror in Palestine today.
- Price: $16.99
- Pages: 168
- Carton Quantity: 44
- Publisher: Street Noise Books
- Imprint: Street Noise Books
- Publication Date: 25th February 2025
- Trim Size: 5.25 x 7.5 in
- Illustrations Note: Black and White Illustrations throughout
- ISBN: 9781951491413
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
“This powerful book courageously and compassionately keeps our eyes, hearts, and souls on the precious humanity of Palestinians as they confront barbaric genocidal Israeli forces. The imperial policies of the West, and especially the U.S., enable this bestial ethnic cleansing. Yet this catastrophe will not have the last word as long as we raise our voices and fight for truth, justice, and human dignity!” —Dr. Cornel West, author of Race Matters
“This book captures the genocide in Gaza and provides the world with a history that cannot be denied, and that won’t be forgotten. It fights back against the attempt to write Palestine out of history, and remembers our story for future generations, and forever.” —Belal Muhammad, UFC Middleweight Champion
“Lyrically weaving the political with the personal, this book documents in real-time the humanity and the devastating pain of Palestinians experiencing genocide. It is a must-read to understand the gravity of the collective punishment Israel has unleashed on more than two million innocent Palestinian civilians.” —Sahar Aziz, author of The Racial Muslim
“This book is not merely to be read; it is a call for everyone who opens its pages to act and to do something for Palestine, no matter how small. Every effort, every voice, and every step makes a difference in the struggle for freedom and justice.” —Belal Khaled, Palestinian photojournalist in Gaza
“A lucid and articulated analysis, much more than just required reading, given the extent of censorship and the severity of erasure of Palestinian stories, Eyes on Gaza appears as a book that hits the mark. A collection of essays that not only tell the truth in the face of the lies from the powerful but also resist the forces that conspire to erase Gaza from history.” —The New Arab
Introduction | Olives and Time
Part I | For Ali and Edward
Palestinian Children Have Names, Too
Gaza As Panopticon
On Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
Living on Borrowed Time
Gaza 2.0: The First Digital Genocide
An Ode to Anaam
The Black Soul of Palestine
Don’t Call it a Ceasefire
Part II | For Reem and Hind
The Next Sinister Stage of Ethnic Cleansing
The Soul of My Soul
What About the Men?
Instagram vs. Palestine
No Christmas in Gaza
Motaz, Our Brother From Gaza
Aaron Bushnell and the Rage That Burns Within Us All
Man on Fire
Part III | For Aaron and Issam
A Ramadan Starved By Genocide
Foreign Images, Native Feelings
Beheaded Babies Behind Rafah Tents
Machine Dreams, Digital Nightmares
Finding Justice in Cape Town
Searching for Edward
The People’s Champ
When Phones Are Bombs
Conclusion | Old Body, New Mind