Palestinian Feminist Reading List

Developed by Gayatri Sethi, PhD, and Karla J. Strand, DPhil, MLIS
In consultation with Susannah Aziz, Susan Muaddi Darraj, and Hannah Moushabeck
January 2024

Introduction

This reading list was created as a resource for anyone seeking new feminist reading by Palestinian authors. Many Palestine-focused reading lists have been created, but we did not find one centering on feminism.

In consultation with Palestinian authors and publishing professionals, we focused on recently published books for adult readers in various genres.

We were focused on including resources published within the past five years, although a few older essential reads are also included. This is not a comprehensive list by any means.

We define feminist broadly, but as feminists who create syllabi and reading lists, we work in the context of many feminists overlooking Palestinian work entirely.

We create this resource as an intervention of sorts, given the rising censorship and suppression of Palestinian authors and writers. Our intention is to create a resource for anyone seeking new reading, hosting feminist book clubs, or adding new options to their feminist course syllabi.

We recommend you borrow the books from your local libraries or purchase the books from the Books for Palestine Bookshop.

Note: This list was created by Gayatri Sethi, PhD, and Karla J. Strand, DPhil, MLIS (outside of her duties as GWS Librarian), and shared with the Office of the GWS Librarian to post as part of the Bibliographies in Gender and Women’s Studies Series. The original reading list can be found at https://palestinianfeministreading.org/ where it will continue to be updated as needed. This list is copyright 2024, the Palestinian Feminist Reading List Collective.