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Courtney Ellis
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Courtney Ellis
@CEllisWriter
NO LONGER ACTIVE HERE | Author of historical fiction | AT SUMMER’S END, THE FORGOTTEN COTTAGE, FLYWEIGHT coming in 2026
Se unió Haziran 2018
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12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family.
We filmed this video with Dunia during the seven-day truce, and yesterday an Israeli tank-fired shell killed her while she was recovering in Naser Hospital in Khan Younis.
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Gaza's archives are gone. These archives documented a history deeply rooted long before immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived in our country.
Birzeit University@BirzeitU
The Israeli occupation destroys the central archive of #Gaza municipality, executing thousands of historical documents, and deliberately razing all life forms; erasing the city and its #history. It is worth noting that the archive holds #documents more than a hundred years old.
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Bombing libraries and cultural sites is deliberate and tactical. It’s an attempt to erase history and identity. It’s ethnic cleansing in its clearest form.
Literary Hub@lithub
Gaza’s main public library has been destroyed. lithub.com/gazas-main-pub…
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Three Palestinian college students were shot in Vermont, while wearing Keffiyehs.
Let’s tell the world what Keffiyehs are all about.
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19 fiction books by Palestinian authors: novels, short stories, and folktales.
1. My First and Only Love (2021) by Shahar Khalifeh. Nidal, an elderly exile, recounts the story when the 1948 Nakba scattered her family; a story of love and resistance from the eyes of a young girl.
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The #BooksforPalestine auction is now live!!! Bid on bookish goods to support @ThePCRF, @AdalahJustice, and @PalestineWrites, three vital causes chosen by our Palestinian organizers and consultants to safeguard Palestinian rights, stories, and lives.
32auctions.com/BFP2023
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“I told my mother that if I lived, I would never, ever be quiet and I would become a peacemaker,” says 87-year old Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram, who has been protesting outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “I have kept that promise.”
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this video. her words. the sound of bombs in the distance. the magnitude of this loss.
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Call and email your representatives to urge them to co-sponsor!
#CeasefireNOW #FreePalaestine
Congresswoman Cori Bush (Archived)@RepCori
We must do everything we can to save lives. @RepRashida, @RepAndreCarson, @RepSummerLee, @RepDeliaramirez, and I are introducing the #CeasefireNOW Resolution to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. I urge my colleagues to join us.
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There is a multitude of wonderful stories featuring disabled characters from all walks, wheels, and canes of life to dive into this Disability Pride Month. We've compiled our biggest list yet in the hopes of diversifying your (and our own) reading lists! swordsandsapphics.com/post/books-to-…
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@CEllisWriter @rachkmc Amazon once accidentally attributed one of your books to me and I got alllll these excited emails from people about my debut novel.
I only write nonfiction. 😆 (They fixed it.)
But I should definitely purchase my novel, right?
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this is a fantastic book by a favourite author of mine! go get it!
Courtney Ellis@CEllisWriter
🚨eBook sale alert!🚨 Not sure when it ends so get ‘em while they’re hot!
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