If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Book Cover Type:Paperback

If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Book Cover Type:PaperbackIf I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale. This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family. The renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just forty four

and courageous human rights activists

it offers both male and female perspectives of the experience

Even though Saleem and his family make "lost cat" posters to hang up around their neighbourhood

and nephews in December 2023

Egypt and Syria

Where the devil is constantly looking at ways to make us lose our way

with Sayyidunā ‘Alī

Author: Lesley Hazleton

Undermined by a ruling elite

After the Qur'an

and cooperate across party lines

and tracing the semantic links among relevant terms as they appear in the Jewish