Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine
Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine
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By Mohammad Sabaaneh. Published by Street Noise.
Softcover, 128 pages, B&W, 2021.
What does freedom look like from inside an Israeli prison?
A bird perches on the cell window and offers a deal: “You bring the pencil, and I will bring the stories,” stories of family, of community, of Gaza, of the West Bank, of Jerusalem, of Palestine. The two collect threads of memory and intergenerational trauma from ongoing settler-colonialism. Helping us to see that the prison is much larger than a building, far wider than a cell; it stretches through towns and villages, past military check points and borders. But hope and solidarity can stretch farther, deeper, once strength is drawn of stories and power is born of dreams. Translating headlines into authentic lived experiences, these stories come to life in the striking linocut artwork of Mohammad Sabaaneh, helping us to see Palestinians not as political symbols, but as people.
“An artistic triumph that will stand as an enduring testament to the spirit of the Palestinian people. Mohammad Sabaaneh is a master.” —Joe Sacco, winner of the American Book Award for Palestine
“A tour de force for the eyes and intellect. Piercing through iron bars of ideological dogma and liberating the humanity of Palestinians in a way that no book has before it.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, Author of Understanding Islamophobia
“truly an astonishing work. The images move and come to life through the darkness. They demand that we look at them, and that we do not turn away.” —Sarah Glidden, Author of the NYTimes Bestselling book Rolling Blackouts
“Mohammad Sabaaneh has made a book with unparalleled power and poetry. A book about Palestine, about his home and his own personal experiences. About the world we all live in and the fight for freedom which we all face.” —Ethan Heitner, Co-editor of World War 3 Illustrated
“a surreal fever dream twisting with horror and hope. An essential read for anyone, anywhere in the world.” —Sarah Mirk, Editor of Guantanamo Voices
