Sabra and Shatila by Bayan Nuwayhed Al-Hout

Sabra and Shatila by Bayan Nuwayhed Al-Hout

Now available for the first time in English, this classic book is the most comprehensive, authoritative account of the Sabra and Shatila massacre and what happened and who was responsible. Taking place over three bloody days in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the Sabra and Shatila massacre was committed against Palestinian refugees by Lebanese militias, aided and supervised by the Israeli Army, which had encircled the district. Driven by the horror of what occurred, author Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout, interviewed survivors and set up an oral history project immediately after the massacre to preserve testimonies. Containing interviews with the victims families, in addition to statistical data and attempts to determine the number of victims, this book is a courageous attempt to make sense of what happened and an important political document in its own right.

This remarkable book is the most comprehensive and thorough documentation of the events of the massacres at Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.. For those who want to use the lessons learned from this tragedy to prevent future tragedy, the careful analysis here is a must read

-- Mazin B. Qumsiyeh, author of 'Popular Resistance in Palestine'

Bayan Nuwayhed Al-Hout was born in Jerusalem. Following the 1948 war, her family moved to live in Amman, then returned to her parents’ homeland of Lebanon in the late 1950s, where she gained a Ph.D. in political science from the Lebanese University. From 1979 on, she joined the academic staff of the same university, and dedicated herself to historical/political writings, mainly on the Palestine Question. She has published several books, and dozens of articles and essays.

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ISBN 13	9780745323022
ISBN 10	0745323022
Title	Sabra and Shatila
Author	Bayan Nuwayhed Al-Hout
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2004-08-20
Number of pages	480
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