We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

by Linda Sarsour

Other authorsHarry Belafonte (Foreword)
Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Publication

37 Ink (2020), 272 pages

Description

"Women's March co-organizer Linda Sarsour shares how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized and celebrated activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country"--

User reviews

LibraryThing member brangwinn
If anything, Sarsour’s book reinforces exactly what the Black Lives matter movement is all about and gives clarity to the anger of protestors who are fed up. What the book also shows is the power of commitment and determination one very determined woman can make in the lives of many people. Now
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is the time to read it. It helped clarify many things in the protests we are seeing now. Sadly, the people who most need to read this book will refuse and that’s too bad. They might be forced to take their blindfolds off and see what’s happening outside their very white, conservative communities.
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Awards

Palestine Book Award (Shortlist — 2021)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

272 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

198210516X / 9781982105167

Local notes

autobiography
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