When Daffodils Grow in Gaza
by Joanna Chen, Cultural Weekly
August 16, 2017
If you were trapped on an island, what would you ask for? The answer is simple for Mosab abu Toha, a 24-year old living in the besieged Gaza Strip: he wants books. This is no hypothetical question for him—Abu Toha is presently building a library of English books in his hometown...
Most of Gaza’s Libraries Have Been Closed or Destroyed—and You Can Help a New One Get Off the Ground
by Katha Pollitt, The Nation
April 11, 2017
There are as many opinions about Israel and Palestine as there are minds and mouths (and fingers to type a tweet), but here is something everyone can agree on: People in Gaza need more books...
In Beseiged Gaza, First English Library to Open Window to World
by AFP, Daily Mail
February 26, 2017
"Freedom begins when one frees one's mind," said the young graduate in English literature from the Islamic University of Gaza, who shares his passion by teaching Shakespeare at a United Nations school...
A library in English to overcome the siege of Gaza
By Al-Quds Al-Arabi
February 26, 2017
The young man did not leave the Gaza border for a day, but he feels free to read the books in English and to see the world. He launched a project to build the first library of its kind in the coastal strip, which has been besieged...
English Books are a Window to See the World in the Isolated Gaza Strip
by AFP, ANBA Gate
February 26, 2017
The blockade casts a shadow over the deteriorating economic situation and the arrival of the basic needs of the Gaza Strip. Books are not excluded from among the victims of this blockade. "Few English books in Gaza and recent publications come late under the embargo...
Meet the man crowd-funding Gaza's first English library
by Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera
February 10, 2017
"Freedom is a state of mind. [With books], you're liberating yourself by living in an imaginary world where there are no boundaries ... If I choose to be free, I can be free through my writing, through speaking," Abu Toha told Al Jazeera...
