Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything in Between

Memoir-blog by Palestinian-American journalist and mother Laila El-Haddad documenting her life in Gaza with young children during the mid-2000s siege, the 2008-09 War on Gaza, and the years of blockade. El-Haddad chronicles the intersection of parenting and politics, the challenges of raising children under siege, and the constant difficulty of crossing between Gaza and the outside world. A humanizing personal account of Gaza's besieged population. Particularly useful for researchers studying gender and occupation, Palestinian-American identity, and the personal dimensions of the Gaza blockade as experienced by a Palestinian journalist navigating between Gaza and the outside world.