This is Life; "Haik al-Haya"
Description
This memoir tells the story of an American English teacher working in a new university in Palestine during a time of political strife and upheaval. Cynthia Yoder describes the joys of life in Palestine against the backdrop of military occupation and the second intifada, which began soon after she arrived in 2000. Rather than give political analysis, the book gives glimpses into the lives of the Palestinian people the author met. Yoder details the effects of the occupation and describes her journey as a pacifist working amidst violence.
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Content
Dedication, epigraph, contents, preface, maps
(Photos and student poetry dividing each section)
Year One
1 First Impressions
2 The University Vision
3 The Intifada
4 Teaching in the Situation
5 Learning from Each Other
6 A Cold Night Outside
7 Wandering the Hills
8 Being a Foreigner in Jenin
Year Two
9 A New Year
10 No Ink in Palestine
11 The Happy Van
12 Visits to Jenin Refugee Camp
13 Carrying on through Chaos
14 Recruiting
Year Three
15 Bob is Back
16 English at AAUP
17 Loud Voices
18 Palestinian Hospitality
19 Empowering Students
20 Interfaith Relationships
Years Four and Five
21 Soldiers, Everywhere
22 Political Activism
23 Living in Isolation
24 Intimidation at the Border
25 Death is all Around
26 Turkeys from Talfit
27 Reflection at Graduation
28 A Reminder
Epilogue, acknowledgments, notes, glossary of Arabic terms, about the author
