Amal Elsana Alh'jooj

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A Face Like a Full Moon

A Face Like a Full Moon

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her mother, Ummi, a Bedouin woman in an Israeli hospital. Set within the Bedouin communities of Israel, the narrative examines the weight of patriarchal … 11 $1.10 Add
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A Free Woman has Nothing to Fear

A Free Woman has Nothing to Fear

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj centres on Jidatee, her grandmother whose wisdom embodied the Arabic principle that a free woman has nothing to fear. 5 $0.50 Add
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A Lesson in Politics

A Lesson in Politics

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes how she challenged the suppression of Palestinian identity in her school during the Oslo peace process. 6 $0.60 Add
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A New Horizon: AJEEC

A New Horizon: AJEEC

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the birth of AJEEC, an Arab-Jewish organisation for equality and partnership, founded in the aftermath of the second intifada when conventional coexistence … 4 $0.40 Add
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A Tent, a Saj and a Donkey

A Tent, a Saj and a Donkey

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces Ummi’s struggle against her mother-in-law, Jidatee, in the Bedouin village of Tel Arad. 4 $0.40 Add
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A Woman After All

A Woman After All

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences in the Bedouin village of Laqiya, Naqab, during the 1980s, as Israeli authorities escalate repression and the community protests the … 8 $0.80 Add
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A Woman’s Name

A Woman’s Name

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences after having to give up schooling to support her family. 12 $1.20 Add
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Abouee’s Story

Abouee’s Story

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her father, Abouee, as he recounts life within a Bedouin tribe in Laqiya, Palestine, during the British Mandate era or early statehood period. 4 $0.40 Add
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Aisha’s Tent

Aisha’s Tent

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses how she organized a Friday evening literacy program for Bedouin women in Umm Bateen, Israel’s Negev region. 7 $0.70 Add
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Allah Protect All Muslims

Allah Protect All Muslims

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the evolving bond between her and her mother, Ummi. 5 $0.50 Add
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Between Bombs and Rockets

Between Bombs and Rockets

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj recounts a Bedouin woman’s experience during the December 2008 war on Gaza, set in Beer a-Saba. 4 $0.40 Add
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Birthing Hope

Birthing Hope

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes the events following the C-section delivery of twins, Moad and Adan, at a hospital where she had worked as a social worker for Bedouin children. 2 $0.20 Add
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Competing from Behind the Starting Line

Competing from Behind the Starting Line

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences navigating educational inequality, a dramatic snake encounter at her family’s barley mill in Beer a-Saba, and the rejection of her … 5 $0.50 Add
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Confiscating Women’s Voices

Confiscating Women’s Voices

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the founding of Ma’an in 2002 and the 2005 Laqiya village election, where the author confronted a scheme in which men controlled women’s votes … 2 $0.20 Add
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Cover Up to Be Exposed

Cover Up to Be Exposed

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences with headscarfs, stalking, and family advice. 5 $0.50 Add
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Crossing the Ocean

Crossing the Ocean

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces her experiences after her marriage to Anwar, enrolling in a master’s programme in social work at McGill University, and building bonds across ethnic … 5 $0.50 Add