Book · 2025 · Literary Collections
We Are Not Numbers
The Voices of Gaza’s Youth. The Sunday Times Bestseller
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So Pam Bailey and others put together a book called um we are not numbers which is a collection of essays and poems um pieces of literature by um by Palestinians about uh their experience not just in the last uh two years.
Why people recommend it
We Are Not Numbers edited by Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey is a poignant collection of essays, poems, and literature written by Palestinian authors in Gaza, capturing their lived experiences not just over the preceding two years but across a much broader span of time. The book was highlighted on Breaking Points by Emily Jashinsky during two separate episodes. Jashinsky first introduced the forthcoming segment by informing viewers that the publication featured works crafted by writers inside Gaza. In a subsequent episode, she expanded on the introduction, noting that Pam Bailey and other contributors had put together the collection to showcase the literary and personal accounts of Palestinians navigating immense hardship. By bringing the book to the forefront of the news program, Jashinsky provided a platform for these marginalized voices, emphasizing the importance of literature as a testament to human resilience and suffering in the region. The segments served to introduce viewers to powerful firsthand accounts that transcend standard news coverage, offering deep human context to ongoing geopolitical conflicts through the artistic expressions of those directly affected.
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Emily Jashinsky So Pam Bailey and others put together a book called um we are not numbers which is a collection of essays a… 2
“So Pam Bailey and others put together a book called um we are not numbers which is a collection of essays and poems um pieces of literature by um by Palestinians about uh their experience not just in the last uh two years”
“Up next, uh, we're going to talk about a new book, um, from, uh, writers in Gaza called We Are Not Numbers.”
