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Susan Abulhawa

Bio

Susan Abulhawa is a Palestinian-American writer and political activist. She is the author of Mornings in Jenin—translated into thirty languages—and The Blue Between Sky and Water. Born to refugees of the Six Day War of 1967, she moved to the United States as a teenager, graduated in biomedical science, and established a career in medical science. In July 2001, Abulhawa founded Playgrounds for Palestine, a non-governmental children’s organization dedicated to upholding the Right to Play for Palestinian children. She lives in Pennsylvania.

Susan Abulhawa Books

The Blue Between Sky and Water book cover

The Blue Between Sky and Water

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Mornings in Jenin book cover

Mornings in Jenin

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The Day the Pagers Exploded book cover

The Day the Pagers Exploded

Hicham Cheikh Hassan
Every Moment Is a Life book cover

Every Moment Is a Life

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If I Must Die book cover

If I Must Die

Refaat Alareer
Against the Loveless World book cover

Against the Loveless World

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