Ibtisam Barakat

Ibtisam Barakat is the author of Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood (2007) and Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine (2016).

A child eats amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli bombardment in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on December 29, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

A Palestinian Whose Childhood Was Destroyed by War Pleads for Peace A Palestinian Whose Childhood Was Destroyed by War Pleads for Peace

Never letting children endure war again is the “never again” that might actually heal our wounded humanity.

Jan 3, 2024 / Ibtisam Barakat

Six Day War

The Persistence of Palestinian Memory The Persistence of Palestinian Memory

Growing up under occupation was like living in a war zone, where people were punished for wanting dignity and freedom.

Jun 5, 2017 / Ibtisam Barakat

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