Aina Syafiqa’s Reviews > A Map of Absence: An Anthology of Palestinian Writing on the Nakba > Status Update

Heavy heartwrenching read.

“All the women and children knew where to go. They all headed towards Wadi Farha, a deep ravine and a dry riverbed in the summer. In the winter, its bed carried rainwater that filled the wells.

The thud of Zionist bombs, the crying children, and the frightened mothers were the elements of a real nightmare. Women splashed dirt on their faces to discourage rape.”