RESISTANCE
My Life for Lebanon
$23.13
- Paperback
156 pages
- Release Date
19 December 2003
Summary
In a time when violent conflicts in the Middle East continue to rage, the story of a secular Orthodox Christian who risked her life to rid her country of occupying forces will resonate with those looking to understand why young Palestinian girls blow themselves up in crowded Jerusalem marketsIn 1988, at the age of twenty, Souha Bechara attempted to assassinate General Lahad, chief of militia in charge of Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon. Immediately apprehended, interrogated, and tortured fo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781887128803 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1887128808 |
| Author: | Souha Bechara, Gabe Levine |
| Publisher: | Soft Skull Press |
| Imprint: | Soft Skull Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 156 |
| Release Date: | 19 December 2003 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Souha Bechara
Souha Fawaz Béchara is a Lebanese national. At the age of twenty, Souha Béchara attempted to assassinate General Lahad, chief of militia in charge of Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon. Immediately apprehended, she was sent to Khiam, a notorious prison and work camp. After an intense multi-national campaign in her favor, she was released in 1998. The author of Résistante and I Dream of a Cell of Cherries, she lives in Switzerland.Gabriel Levin is a poet, translator, and essayist.
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