And they see it in the regular violations of their human rights, both inside Israel and in the “occupied territories” and Gaza Strip.įor Palestinians worldwide, the Nakba is remembered as a traumatic rupture that represents their humiliating defeat, the destruction of Palestinian society and severance of links with their homeland.

They experience it in the continuing Israeli annexation of their land and attacks launched regularly against their homes in Gaza. What Palestinians call “ongoing Nakba” still generates suffering, destruction of homes and loss of Palestinian lives. They are also marking the fact that the Nakba did not end in 1948, but continues in different forms to this day. Nor just the destruction of more than 400 villages and towns and the killing of thousands others. When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (the catastrophe) on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland. Cook is an actress and audiobook narrator.By Dina Matar, SOAS, University of London | – Miranda Bunny Cook does an excellent job narrating the book. The book was seven and a half hours long. I understand the book was on the short list for the Wainwright Prize. The author made paddling the canals sound like great fun. Fowler states that volunteers are working to re-establish some of the forgotten canals that are unusable. I think if they were cleaned up they would make a great recreational area for people. It also made me want to clean up the garbage in and along the canals and fight to have the canals dredged.

The book made me want to paddle the canals and observe nature. I got a big kick out of her encounter with the geese. Fowler also describes the floating rubbish, discarded industrial equipment and even floating coconut shells. She tells of paddling through the Dudley tunnel and through the Gast Street Basin as well as the Oozell Street Loop. Fowler describes the wildlife and plant life that grows along the banks and in the water. The author describes some of the canals that were built in the 1790s. Fowler bought a portable, inflatable kayak that she could put into a backpack to explore the canals of Birmingham.

She thought about climbing in the Andes Mountains, but then reality brought her to seek something closer to home. Fowler wanted an adventure and to be alone with nature.

Hidden nature a voyage of discovery