Scars and Medals
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Mohanad Alsayed's Scars and Medals is a personal memoir tracing his life in Palestine under Israeli occupation and his later migration to the United States.
Through intimate family stories—especially of his grandmother Jamila and his missing uncle Ghazi—the book explores how dispossession shapes childhood, identity, and the inner life of Palestinians.
Alsayed blends personal narrative with reflections on resistance, dignity, and survival under apartheid and ongoing violence.
The memoir aims to humanize Palestinians while documenting daily realities of occupation, and situates individual memory within broader political and historical contexts.
Proceeds from the book are directed to humanitarian support for people in Gaza, and a free PDF is available from the publisher.
Through intimate family stories—especially of his grandmother Jamila and his missing uncle Ghazi—the book explores how dispossession shapes childhood, identity, and the inner life of Palestinians.
Alsayed blends personal narrative with reflections on resistance, dignity, and survival under apartheid and ongoing violence.
The memoir aims to humanize Palestinians while documenting daily realities of occupation, and situates individual memory within broader political and historical contexts.
Proceeds from the book are directed to humanitarian support for people in Gaza, and a free PDF is available from the publisher.
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Mohanad Alsayed
From Palestine: Suffering, Dignity, & Resistance
