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Selma Dabbagh

(1969) Writer

6 quotes in 11 categories

Selma Dabbagh is a writer.

Quick Facts About Selma Dabbagh

Born: November 30, 1969
Profession: Writer

About Selma Dabbagh

[Wikidata] British-Palestinian writer... | [Wikipedia] Selma Dabbagh is a British-Palestinian writer and lawyer. Her 2011 debut novel, Out of It was nominated for a Guardian Book of the Year award in 2011 and 2012. Her shorter writings have been published by outlets including International PEN, Granta, The Guardian, London Review of Books and GQ magazin

Quotes by Selma Dabbagh

“Soldier on guard says they've identified “someone on two legs a hundred metres from the outpost”. The other soldier, in the lookout,…

Dehumanization

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“He could never go back to that place, it had been sealed off to him for ever, blown to the sky with…

Ethnic cleansing

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“Nothing you do for them will harm the enemy, the real enemy, it will only draw in more support for them as…

Enemy

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“We can't just run away. It's our land. Our people. We have a duty.”

Home

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“To hell with memory. It was like feeling around in basket of apples only to be confronted by a snake.”

Memory

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“All interpretations of history are propaganda for one idea or another.”

History

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