In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home Hajjar Halaby Mona
In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home Hajjar Halaby Mona 'Refugees are like seeds that scatter in the wind, and land in different soils that become their reluctant homes' my…
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In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home Hajjar Halaby Mona
'Refugees are like seeds that scatter in the wind, and land in different soils that become their reluctant homes' my mother once told me. The puffiness of her palm reminded me of a loaf of warm pita bread, and when she laced her fingers into mine like a pretzel, I felt safe. As a small child, I looked up at my mother and clutched her hand.
Within its pages, she wrote her impressions of her homeland, a place she had only experienced through her mother's memories.As she settled into her teaching role, getting to know her students and the challenges they faced living in a militarized, occupied town, Mona also embarked on a personal pilgrimage to find her mother's I would have walked with her to the ends of the earth.When Mona moved from California to Ramallah to teach conflict resolution in a school for a year, she kept a journal.
A Home in the Sun
A Zoo in My Luggage
A Strangeness in My Mind