Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture | Mahmoud Muna & Matthew Teller

Acity so rich in trees it looks like a cloth of brocade spread out upon theland.'
Shamsaddinal-Dimashqi , geographer(1256-1327)

Iremember seeing trees all about the city, olives and almond groves.'
IbrahimSkeik , historian(1920-2004)
Thiswas Gaza. A place of humanity and creativity, resourcefulness and spirit, nowdevastated by Israel's onslaught that has destroyed lives, pulverised buildingsand displaced an entire population. Today, as Palestinian heritage is beingdestroyed, the survivors of Gaza preserve their culture and history throughliterature, music, stories and memories.
Daybreakin Gazaportrays an extraordinary place and people, showcasing the illustriousachievements of the past and the wisdom of Gazans today. Vignettes of artists,acrobats, students, shopkeepers and medics offer stories of life, love,displacement, loss and survival, rubbing shoulders with vivid accounts of thewarriors and travellers of old.
Daybreakin Gaza humanises the people dismissed as mere statistics and collateral damage' andportrays Gazan lives full of joy and meaning. This remarkable book seeks topreserve the heritage that has been lost, and that which can never be lost,revealing the wealth of Gaza's cultural landscape and the depth of its history.