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When the bulbul stopped singing, life in Ramallah under siege, Raja Shehadeh ; new introduction by Colum McCann

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non fiction

When the bulbul stopped singing

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Raja Shehadeh ; new introduction by Colum McCann

"The Israeli army invaded Ramallah in March 2002. A tank stood at the end of Raja Shehadeh's road; Israeli soldiers patrolled from the roof tops. Four soldiers took over his brother's apartment and then used him as a human shield as they went through the building, while his wife tried to keep her composure for the sake of their frightened children, ages four and six." "This is an account of what it is like to be under siege: the terror, the frustrations, the humiliations, and the rage. How do you pass your time when you are imprisoned in your own home? What do you do when you cannot cross the neighborhood to help your sick mother?"

life in Ramallah under siege

When the bulbul stopped singing, life in Palestine during an Israeli siege