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SUMMARY:WE ARE NOT NUMBERS Reading
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nThe Elliott Bay Book Company Seattle\, WA\n\nAn evening o
 f readings from We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth\, moderate
 d by Alice Rothchild\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Ayah Abdel-Qader\, Lubna Alzaroo\, 
 Yarra Hassan\, and Giovanna Khoury\, with Alice Rothchild\, for an evening
  of readings from We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth.\n\nWe A
 re Not Numbers was founded in 2014 to give voice to the youth of Gaza. In
  this collection—vital\, urgent and full of heart\, spanning over ten ye
 ars to the present moment—we gain an unparalleled insight into the past\
 , as well as the current and next generation of Palestinian leaders\, arti
 sts\, scientists and scholars and imagine where we might go from here.\n\n
 “We Are Not Numbers is not just a book—it’s my life\, their life\, 
 and our shared story. I know some of these brave writers\; I’ve walked t
 he same streets\, felt the same fear\, and shared the same dreams under Ga
 za’s skies. These pages carry the truth of our struggle and the beauty o
 f our humanity. This is Gaza as it truly is\, written by those who live it
  every day.” — Motaz Azaiza\, award-winning Palestinian photojournalis
 t\n\n“With lovingly crafted words and stories\, the authors in We Are N
 ot Numbers open portals in Israel’s apartheid wall\, inviting readers i
 nto the impossible realities of life under siege in Gaza. The collective c
 ommitment to doing whatever it takes to produce this extraordinary symphon
 y of testimony is evident on every page. This book is a jailbreak—and a 
 miracle.” — Naomi Klein\n\n“Essential . . . A project that insists o
 n liberation.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates\n\n“A rebellion against the singul
 ar story. An insightful\, multifaceted glimpse into the besieged Gaza Stri
 p\, where millions of people continue to confront a genocide waged by an I
 sraeli regime.” — Mohammed el-Kurd\n\nA teenage girl stares at her roo
 f\, hoping it won’t collapse over her head. A young student searches the
  Internet for photos of libraries around the world\, hoping he’ll be abl
 e to visit them one day. Another walks around the city\, taking notes of a
 ll the buildings she dreams of repairing.\n\nThese are the stories of youn
 g people from Gaza\, born under Israeli occupation and blockade. They are 
 people who have endured unspeakable struggles and losses\, who keep fighti
 ng to be recognized not as numbers\, but as human beings with hopes\, drea
 ms\, and lives worth living.\n\n\n
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