30 Books on Palestine: A Curated Reading List

It is our responsibility to understand and share the true history and stories of Palestinians. Books on Palestine offer us invaluable insights into their culture, struggles, and resilience.  Here’s a curated list of essential books on Palestine for kids and adults.

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Books on Palestine for Kids

1. My Garden Over Gaza by Sarah Musa

2. Sitti’s Key by Sahar Khader Ali

3. Sitti’s Olive Trees by Ndaa Hassan

4. Sitti’s Bird by Malak Mattar

5. A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird

6. These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh

7. Baba, What does My Name Mean by Rifk Ebeid

8. Salim’s Soccer Ball by Tala El-Fahmawi

9. You Are the Color by Rfik Ebeid

10. Colours of Al Quds by Jenny Molendyk Divleli

Non-Fiction Books on Palestine

11. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood by Rashid Khalidi

12. Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom by Norman Finkelstein

13. Out of Place by Edward Said

14. The Question of Palestine by Edward Said

15. In search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story by Ghada Karmi

16. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe

17. Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha

18. BDS: Boycott, divestment, sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti  

19. Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel’s war against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe

20. An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba by Nahla Abdo and Nur Masalha

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Fiction Books on Palestine

21. My First And Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh

22. The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction edited by Atef Abu Saif

23. Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury

24. A little piece of ground by Elizabeth Laird and Sonia Nimr

25. In My Mother’s Footsteps by Mona Hajer Halaby

26. The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

27. Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad

28. Minor Detail by Adania Shibli  

29. The Woman from Tantoura by Raḍwa Ashur  

30. The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist by Imil Habibi

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It is our responsibility to amplify Palestinian voices by sharing their stories. Equally important is our commitment to providing essential resources to support them. At National Zakat Foundation, we focus on helping Palestinians resettling in Canada, including orphans, single parents, individuals with war-affected disabilities, and students and scholars continuing their education. Your support ensures they receive the critical aid they need to rebuild their lives and achieve their dreams.

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