Ääniä Gazasta - Päiväkirjat tuhon keskeltä

by Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana

”Ei ole totta, että Gazan kauheuksia kuvaavia sanoja 'ei vain ole'. Sanat ovat tässä – ne ovat vaikuttavia, musertavia ja yllättäviä. Lue ne.” – Kamila Shamsie, kirjailija

Ääniä Gazasta kokoaa yhteen neljän gazalaisen naisen päiväkirjat keskeltä kansanmurhaa, pakkomuuttoa ja nälänhätää.

Mohana, Abu Akleen, Obaid ja Sabra kirjoittavat menetyksistä, pelosta ja arjesta, joka jatkuu tuhon keskellä. Tekstit ovat yhtä aikaa järkyttäviä ja uhkuvat elämänvoimaa – ne paljastavat todellisuuden, jossa naiset elävät ja jota me muut katsomme televisiosta ja somefiideistämme. Tämä on selviytymisen, vastarinnan ja toivon kirja.

Kirjan tuotot menevät lyhentämättöminä kirjoittajille ja heidän perheilleen.

Nahil Mohana on romaani- ja näytelmäkirjailija. Sondos Sabra on kirjailija ja kääntäjä. Ala'a Obaid on kulttuurien välisen vuorovaikutuksen asiantuntija ja kirjailija. Batool Abu Akleen on runoilija ja kääntäjä. Kaikki kirjan kirjoittajat asuvat Gazassa.

Genres: Nonfiction, Diary

258 pages, Paperback

Published November 13, 2025

Reviews

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

To have read this while the genocide continues feels privileged and surreal, but I’m glad to have done so. I’m in shambles over the ending of this book, when I know all the women’s war stories are far from over.

I also appreciated the educational element in this novel, with lots of footnotes and a timeline for those who may be less familiar of the historical conflict between Israel and Palestine.

I highly recommend buying this, since not only is it an excellent and important read, but all the profits go directly to the writers and their families.

[Razan · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I didn’t know that someone could fall so far into the jaws of death and still climb out alive.”

“In disbelief, we check that our limbs are still in place, that our souls have survived.”

“Sidi Nazir learned a lesson from his displacement: wherever you find yourself, plant seeds. What you plant today, your children will eat tomorrow… Before my grandfather died, he taught all of his grandchildren how to farm. Of course, we grew up and earned our degrees in medicine, engineering and law. But after so many years, the most valuable lesson turns out to be his: plant seeds, plant seeds, plant seeds.”

“One is fortified by those one loves.”

“Our grandparents remembered their fields and we remember our houses. What will our grandchildren [have lost and] remember?”

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Diary excerpts from four Gazan women reveal life amid genocide — from giving birth standing in a hospital bathroom to scavenging for a single egg to celebrate a child’s birthday. These harrowing accounts offer a raw glimpse into survival under forced displacement and engineered famine.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put this down until I finished it, though it was an incredibly emotionally heavy read. This is the devastating and powerful account of four women navigating and surviving through the hell of Israel's occupation. Each woman's unique voice is resistance and I feel as much shame as I do awe when reading this. Each diary is so well written, and at times funny, which makes it all the more enotional. Thanks to them for sharing these experiences, which are a gruelling testimony of what's happening.

[Lauren McCourt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Devastating read

[bekhush · Rating 5 out of 5]

I genuinely don't have words for this book. please read it, bear witness; for their sake.