{"product_id":"naseej-arpan-roy-noura-salahaldeen-9780745350844","title":"Naseej: Life-Weavings of Palestine | Arpan Roy \u0026 Noura Salahaldeen","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003e🧵 LIFE-WEAVINGS OF PALESTINE\u003cbr\u003eA stunning multi-layered anthology celebrating the diverse community, history, and cultural continuity of Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eBook Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNaseej\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning “tapestry” in Arabic, is a vital book about the diversity and beauty of community, history, and continuity in Palestine. Arriving at a moment of utter devastation, this collection compiles essays, short stories, poetry, interviews, and visual art to tell the story of how the vast web of Palestinian histories has been severed from its roots by roughly 150 years of colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003ePalestine has always been a precious patchwork of languages, ethnicities, cultures, religions, and practices, woven into the fabric of an Arab and Islamic civilization shaped by centuries of interchange. From the trajectories of Romani groups and religious communities like the Druze and Ahmadiyya Muslims to the political experiences of Black Palestinians, \u003cem\u003eNaseej\u003c\/em\u003e asks what threads remain of this extraordinary social tapestry today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eEditor Biographies\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArpan Roy\u003c\/strong\u003e is an anthropologist researching in Palestine and the region. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eRelative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoura Salahaldeen\u003c\/strong\u003e is an anthropologist from Jerusalem. She researches the Palestinian African community in Palestine and Jordan, and is based in Jerusalem and Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInstitutional Background:\u003c\/em\u003e This volume marks the very first formal book project launched by Insaniyyat—the Society of Palestinian Anthropologists, ensuring native fieldwork authority and authentic local perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eCore Audience \u0026amp; Intended Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnthropology \u0026amp; Regional Studies Scholars:\u003c\/strong\u003e Researchers seeking rigorous fieldwork and cultural analysis on marginalized communities within Palestine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMiddle Eastern History Enthusiasts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Readers exploring the rich, pluralistic heritage, trade connections, and multi-ethnic fabric of historical Palestine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary \u0026amp; Arts Collectors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Those drawn to poignant personal essays, poetry, interviews, and visual art documenting resilience and continuity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n  \n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eCritical Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cblockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0; padding: 10px 15px; border-left: 3px solid #2c3e50; background-color: #f9f9f9; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n      “In its vivid close-ups of the diverse and dynamic communities for whom Palestine was home, Naseej offers both a heart-breaking account of what colonists have cost the world, and a hopeful template for the future. This is the book that is Palestine.”\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cstrong style=\"font-style: normal; display: block; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e— Ahdaf Soueif, novelist\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n    \u003cblockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0; padding: 10px 15px; border-left: 3px solid #2c3e50; background-color: #f9f9f9; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n      “A remarkable book of creative personal essays, poems, and scholarly investigations that illuminate the wondrous tapestry that was Palestine before the Zionists imposed their vision of exclusionary ethnonationalism and racialized rule. This book reveals how a land could be called home by diverse people and communities of tangled origins...”\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cstrong style=\"font-style: normal; display: block; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e— Lila Abu-Lughod, author of \u003cem\u003eDo Muslim Women Need Saving?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.95em;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: left; width: 35%;\"\u003eFull Title\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\"\u003eNaseej: Life-Weavings of Palestine\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;\"\u003eEditor(s)\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\"\u003eArpan Roy and Noura Salahaldeen\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;\"\u003ePublisher \u0026amp; Imprint\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\"\u003ePluto Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\"\u003eMarch 20, 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;\"\u003eBinding Format\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; 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The volume moves past dense academic theory to bring the Palestinian landscape to life by compiling a mixture of scholarly essays, creative short stories, poetry, personal interviews, and visual artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eWhich unique communities and marginalized groups are highlighted inside the text?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eThe anthology is highly celebrated for exploring regional minority histories that are rarely examined in mainstream media. 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