A Dream of Palestine by illustrated by |
Noor, a young school-aged girl, is curious to learn about what happened to her Palestinian grandmother (Teta) during the infamous 1948 Nakba (The Catastrophe) that befell the Palestinian people, and why her family was forced to leave their home in al-Quds (Jerusalem). Why were they pushed out of their homeland? Where did they go? And how did they become refugees?
is also the author of
Easter in Ramallah
Olive Harvest in Palestine: A story of childhood memories
A is for Arab
When Za'atar Met Zeit
Wafa Shami was born and raised in Ramallah, Palestine.
She moved to the
U.S. to pursue higher education and graduated with a Master’s degree in
International Studies.
Since moving to the U.S. Wafa has maintained her
engagement in Middle Eastern issues as a volunteer.
After her son was
born she was inspired to write children’s storybooks based on her
childhood memories
Her stories, Easter in Ramallah, and Olive Harvest in
Palestine were published in the last few years.
Besides being busy
raising her son, Wafa who lives in California has a passion for cooking
and writes a food blog, in which she shares her family’s recipes.
Visit
her blog at www.palestineinadish.com and follow her on social media
@palestineinadish for delicious recipes.
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