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Ramona Wadi

Ramona Wadi

Wadi

Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger specialising in the struggle for memory in Chile and Palestine, colonial violence and the manipulation of international law.

Book Club: 'Daybreak in Gaza' reveals the lives, culture, and voices of Gazans amidst Israel’s ongoing genocide, uncovering stories hidden from the world

30 October, 2024

Book Club: Ghassan Zaqtan’s 'Strangers in Light Coats' is a powerful collection of poems about memory, loss, and the struggles of Palestinians in exile

23 October, 2024

Book Club: In 'A Long Walk From Gaza', author Asmaa Alatawna tells a Palestinian woman's powerful journey through trauma and the search for freedom

21 August, 2024

Book Club: 'My Brother, My Land' explores Palestinian resistance and displacement through author Sireen Sawalha's family history and her brother Iyad's activism

07 August, 2024

Book Club: A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story reveals the impact of Israeli colonial violence through the Jaba bus tragedy and its aftermath.

19 June, 2024

Book Club: Iman Mersal's book uncovers the life of Egyptian female writer Enayat al-Zayyat, drawn from fragmented narrations and articles.

08 May, 2024

Book Club: Author Louis Brehony discusses the impact of oral history in Palestinian music, anti-colonial mobilisation and nostalgia in terms of exile and song.

06 March, 2024

Book Club: Translated into English for the first time, Ghassan Kanafani's 'On Zionist Literature' is a must-read critique of Zionism's foundationary myths.

24 January, 2024

Book Club: Palestine has been the story of 2023. To understand what's going on, The New Arab has compiled a list of must-read books about Palestine from 2023.

27 December, 2023

Book Club: As Israel's war on Gaza rages on, media attention is starting to dwindle. Here's a list of key reads on Gaza's political makeup to revive the debate.

20 December, 2023