Toughness found fertile soil in the hearts of Palestinians, and the grains of resistance embedded themselves in their skin. Endurance evolved as a hallmark of refugee society. But the price they paid was the subduing of tender vulnerability. They learned to celebrate martyrdom. Only martyrdom offered freedom. Only in death were they at last invulnerable to Israel. Martyrdom became the ultimate defiance of Israeli occupation.
Susan AbulhawaThe land and everything on it can be taken away, but no one can take away your knowledge or the degrees you earn
Susan AbulhawaHow can one find the first moment of love? When, in what instant, does the night's dark sky become blue?
Susan Abulhawa