Conspicuously missing from narratives of the Lebanese Civil War are the stories of women who took part in daily social activism and political advocacy during the tumultuous conflict. What the War Left Behind gives voice to their stories, with eight women sharing their experiences of healing through hardship.
Conspicuously missing from narratives of the Lebanese Civil War are the stories of women who took part in daily social activism and political advocacy during the tumultuous conflict. What the War Left Behind gives voice to their stories, with eight women sharing their experiences of healing through hardship.
Malek Abisaab is associate professor of history at McGill University. He is the author of Militant Women of a Fragile Nation. He coedited Women's War Stories: The Lebanese Civil War, Women's Labor, and the Creative Arts with Michelle Hartman.
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* Introduction "What the War Left Behind" * Chapter One: Wadad Halwani "War is the ugliest thing in the world" * Chapter Two: Rima Zaazaa "I can’t just go home, shut the door on the world, and forget" * Chapter Three: Arab Loutfi "War is so much more than meets the eye" * Chapter Four: Batul Ali Hashem "Political action can help women reach their full potential" * Chapter Five: Elissar Zein "I can’t see someone in need and do nothing" * Chapter Six: Umm ZiadMaliha Adnan "If people let themselves be ruled by fear, they end up doing nothing" * Chapter Seven: Hajjeh Zahra Abdel Latif Sh?ayb "I could never sit still: I was always on the move" * Chapter Eight: Sanaa Ali Ahmad "You do what you have to do" * Reading Guide * Selected Bibliography * Acknowledgments * Appendix
* Introduction "What the War Left Behind" * Chapter One: Wadad Halwani "War is the ugliest thing in the world" * Chapter Two: Rima Zaazaa "I can’t just go home, shut the door on the world, and forget" * Chapter Three: Arab Loutfi "War is so much more than meets the eye" * Chapter Four: Batul Ali Hashem "Political action can help women reach their full potential" * Chapter Five: Elissar Zein "I can’t see someone in need and do nothing" * Chapter Six: Umm ZiadMaliha Adnan "If people let themselves be ruled by fear, they end up doing nothing" * Chapter Seven: Hajjeh Zahra Abdel Latif Sh?ayb "I could never sit still: I was always on the move" * Chapter Eight: Sanaa Ali Ahmad "You do what you have to do" * Reading Guide * Selected Bibliography * Acknowledgments * Appendix
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