Amal Elsana Alh'jooj

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The Land of Olives and Thyme

The Land of Olives and Thyme

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the oral history of the Naqab Bedouin, affirming their presence in historic Palestine from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman and British periods. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Lost Lamb

The Lost Lamb

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences tending sheep in the mountains of Laqiya, where she found freedom from the strict social codes imposed by her mother, Ummi. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Lunch Box

The Lunch Box

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj recounts childhood mornings in the Bedouin village of Laqiya, where daily life revolves around milking sheep and rigid gender roles. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Massacre

The Massacre

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj recounts the 1994 Cave of the Patriarchs massacre in Hebron, carried out by Baruch Goldstein, and the fierce protests that followed in the Bedouin village of Laqiya. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Mobile Library

The Mobile Library

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses a community education project in the Naqab desert, where a cohort of young people from Bedouin villages built a mobile library for the unrecognized … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Prawer Plan

The Prawer Plan

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

The Prawer Plan, published in 2011, proposed relocating thirty-eight thousand Bedouin residents from unrecognized Negev villages to seven planned towns. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Shepherd’s Cave

The Shepherd’s Cave

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experience wtih a crisis in 2011 sparked by the Prawer Plan and the ongoing undervaluing of her work within community political structures. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Silences of the Palazzo

The Silences of the Palazzo

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences traveling to Turin for an academic conference and rekindling her childhood bond with Anwar. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Smoke Closest to Your Eyes is the Harshest

The Smoke Closest to Your Eyes is the Harshest

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences working as a social worker in unrecognized Bedouin villages. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Yellow Sticker

The Yellow Sticker

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences travelling on her speaking tour. 4 $0.40 Add
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Two Lines

Two Lines

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the constrained lives of Palestinian Bedouin women in a village shaped by the Nakba of 1948 and the Six-Day War of 1967. 6 $0.60 Add
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Volunteering is a Right

Volunteering is a Right

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences building the Bedouin Volunteer Tent in Beer a-Saba, reimagining traditional mutual aid into structured youth engagement. 7 $0.70 Add
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We Made You

We Made You

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences navigating public speaking and confronting hostility from Jewish and Palestinian. 5 $0.50 Add
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When My Champion Abandoned the Race

When My Champion Abandoned the Race

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes what it was like to watch her eldest sister, Basma, be coerced into a Bedouin cousin marriage. 7 $0.70 Add
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Who Decides My Maturity?

Who Decides My Maturity?

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes how she confronted an age-based rejection from Ben Gurion University’s social work programme. 6 $0.60 Add
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Who Wronged Yasmeen?

Who Wronged Yasmeen?

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences confronting the collision between Western professional ethics and Bedouin relational culture. 17 $1.70 Add