Mohammed El-Kurd

It's kind of a documentation of the two waves of expulsion in 2009 and 2020 and 2021. And the kind of behind the scenes of the campaign that took place, the diplomatic and media campaign and grassroots campaign that took place to save our homes. And it's also an exploration of other...

It's kind of a documentation of the two waves of expulsion in 2009 and 2020 and 2021. And the kind of behind the scenes of the campaign that took place, the diplomatic and media campaign and grassroots campaign that took place to save our homes. And it's also an exploration of other...

that are threatened with expulsion and other communities who are resisting in their own way, be it in Beita, in Nablus, or South Herbon Hills, in Masafaryatta, or in Silwan, or in the Naqab, all these communities that are dealing with different forms of expulsion. And, you know, the emphasis that I'm trying to achieve with this book is dignity. I want to write a book about, you know, my...

that are threatened with expulsion and other communities who are resisting in their own way, be it in Beita, in Nablus, or South Herbon Hills, in Masafaryatta, or in Silwan, or in the Naqab, all these communities that are dealing with different forms of expulsion. And, you know, the emphasis that I'm trying to achieve with this book is dignity. I want to write a book about, you know, my...

that are threatened with expulsion and other communities who are resisting in their own way, be it in Beita, in Nablus, or South Herbon Hills, in Masafaryatta, or in Silwan, or in the Naqab, all these communities that are dealing with different forms of expulsion. And, you know, the emphasis that I'm trying to achieve with this book is dignity. I want to write a book about, you know, my...

my experiences that is like super that is super dignified that kind of kicks its feet up on the table and says what it wants unabashedly because you know we are told not only are we going to be victimized but we are going to be polite in our suffering and i want to reject that completely and i want to lean into the humor of the past few years of my life because i think that's really what the world needs and what i need to be writing

my experiences that is like super that is super dignified that kind of kicks its feet up on the table and says what it wants unabashedly because you know we are told not only are we going to be victimized but we are going to be polite in our suffering and i want to reject that completely and i want to lean into the humor of the past few years of my life because i think that's really what the world needs and what i need to be writing

my experiences that is like super that is super dignified that kind of kicks its feet up on the table and says what it wants unabashedly because you know we are told not only are we going to be victimized but we are going to be polite in our suffering and i want to reject that completely and i want to lean into the humor of the past few years of my life because i think that's really what the world needs and what i need to be writing

I don't know if that's my mom's saying, but I don't know if it's probably a proverb that I first heard from my mom, but it's like, the most evil of atrocity is what makes you laugh. And it's open for interpretation.

I don't know if that's my mom's saying, but I don't know if it's probably a proverb that I first heard from my mom, but it's like, the most evil of atrocity is what makes you laugh. And it's open for interpretation.

I don't know if that's my mom's saying, but I don't know if it's probably a proverb that I first heard from my mom, but it's like, the most evil of atrocity is what makes you laugh. And it's open for interpretation.

One school of thought would say you should be wary of the things that make you laugh, but another school of thought would say this is a commentary on our natural reactions to tragedies, right? In 2012, 2011, something like this, we had a protest. And after the protest, all of the women of the neighborhood were sitting down under the fig tree of our neighborhood, which they always do.

One school of thought would say you should be wary of the things that make you laugh, but another school of thought would say this is a commentary on our natural reactions to tragedies, right? In 2012, 2011, something like this, we had a protest. And after the protest, all of the women of the neighborhood were sitting down under the fig tree of our neighborhood, which they always do.

One school of thought would say you should be wary of the things that make you laugh, but another school of thought would say this is a commentary on our natural reactions to tragedies, right? In 2012, 2011, something like this, we had a protest. And after the protest, all of the women of the neighborhood were sitting down under the fig tree of our neighborhood, which they always do.

And a bunch of soldiers, maybe 40 soldiers, started marching down the street and everybody dispersed and hid in their homes. But my aunt, who has now passed away, my aunt refused to go home. She wanted to gather her teacups because she really cared about her teacups. So I was begging her to go inside and she refused. She was gathering her teacups.

And a bunch of soldiers, maybe 40 soldiers, started marching down the street and everybody dispersed and hid in their homes. But my aunt, who has now passed away, my aunt refused to go home. She wanted to gather her teacups because she really cared about her teacups. So I was begging her to go inside and she refused. She was gathering her teacups.

And a bunch of soldiers, maybe 40 soldiers, started marching down the street and everybody dispersed and hid in their homes. But my aunt, who has now passed away, my aunt refused to go home. She wanted to gather her teacups because she really cared about her teacups. So I was begging her to go inside and she refused. She was gathering her teacups.

So a soldier grabbed me and squeezed me between his baton and an electricity pole. And it was very excruciatingly painful and traumatizing for me as a child. But it was... It's also a funny memory in a way, despite the pain, despite the trauma that came with it. There's still something funny about it. The absurdity of it. Yeah, and it's dignifying to find humor in these kinds of things.

So a soldier grabbed me and squeezed me between his baton and an electricity pole. And it was very excruciatingly painful and traumatizing for me as a child. But it was... It's also a funny memory in a way, despite the pain, despite the trauma that came with it. There's still something funny about it. The absurdity of it. Yeah, and it's dignifying to find humor in these kinds of things.

So a soldier grabbed me and squeezed me between his baton and an electricity pole. And it was very excruciatingly painful and traumatizing for me as a child. But it was... It's also a funny memory in a way, despite the pain, despite the trauma that came with it. There's still something funny about it. The absurdity of it. Yeah, and it's dignifying to find humor in these kinds of things.