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Our Sacred Land

Published by Oneworld Publications
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

A powerful, shocking and profoundly moving collection of testimonies from Palestinians, Israelis, Christians and volunteer workers, each telling their own stories about life in the disputed territories. The accounts come not only from adults, but also from Arab and Jewish children. The picture painted is of two peoples who live alike in terror, blaming each other for the continuation of the conflict, but the book is also a heartfelt cry for peace, a peace that acknowledges injustice and offers dignity to all.

About The Author

Kenize Mourad was born to an Indian father and a Turkish mother and has spent most of her professional career at the French political magazine Le Nouvel Observateur for whom she covered the Iranian revolutions and the Lebanese civil war. She has also written two successful novels including Regards from the Dead Princess, based on the true story of her mother Selma, an Ottoman princess and granddaughter of the last Sultan of Turkey. She now lives in Istanbul.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications (August 1, 2024)
  • Length: 256 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781836430018

Raves and Reviews

"The pages of this book quite rightly drag us out of our dangerous apathy and call for the rebirth of hope even from the depths of the darkest despair."

– Le Monde

"A book of hope that reconciles us with humanity."

– Marie-Claire

"This book contains sad, frequently angry, and very poignant, testimonies from men, women and children, about their loss and hunger: the loss of homes; loved ones; childhood freedoms; hunger for reconciliation; and for a land to call home. The book reveals a world where both sides live with the daily realities and personal consequences of conflict."

– Oxfam newsletter

"This is a book from the heart but with much reaason to it."

– Chartist

"Kenize Mourad has brought [Palestine and Israeli] voices onto the printed page, with all their heartache and complexity, giving us a rare and moving insight into the minds and souls of the victims on both sides."

– Howard Zinn - author of /A People's History of the United States/

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