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Al-Tantouriya by Radwa Ashour... “It is an important work, and a rare act of courage... Whoever reads this book knows the meaning of the Nakba, the meaning of losing one's homeland, the meaning of refuge, and the meaning of life as a refugee on one's own land, before seeking refuge elsewhere. It is a pyramid of people's stories.” Lebanese historian Dr. Bayan Nuwayhid al-Hout – As-Safir Newspaper. “Radwa Ashour's beautiful new novel, 'Al-Tantouriya,' is... one of those rare novels that makes reading it unnecessary to read many different references about Palestine...: its history, its villages, the suffering and resilience of its people, its folk traditions, its language, its songs and chants, its trees, crops and harvests, its symbols, and what happened to its people who were forced to flee from it through oppression, brutality, ethnic cleansing, and killing.” Dr. Sabri Hafez – Al-Shorouk Newspaper: “In her novel ‘Al-Tantouriya,’ Radwa Ashour not only recounts the life of Ruqayya, but also achieves a clear narrative victory, settling a conflict within the text and its space. It is a novel that helps us discover, that teaches us our history, who we are, and what we want, because when we know, we can.” Dr. Karma Sami – Al-Ahram Newspaper