Please join Rights for Time in London on 13 June, where we will host the UK launch of _From Beneath the Hunter’s Riffle_ stories from Jerusalem children under house arrest. The book is from acclaimed Children’s author @ahlambsharat.fb and the renowned children’s writing, library and narrative organization the @tamerinstitute .
The book resulted from a project titled “Where Did Home Go?” which creates a safe and creative learning space for children and young adults under house arrest in Jerusalem, where they can bond together and join a creative writing workshop that speaks to this need. To implement this project, Tamer Institute joined Rights for Time network, organized by Birmingham University, to conduct a range of activities to ensure creative learning for children in conflict zones around the world by establishing safe and creative learning spaces for the children and their families where they can interact and have, as far as possible, a healthy home environment.
This testimonial book gains its importance from the need to highlight the hidden stories of Palestinian children and young adults, especially those living inside Palestine’s capital city of Jerusalem, who are under a greater risk, now more than ever, of losing not only their homes and lands but also their individual and collective identity due to the constant violations of – and imprisonment by – the Israeli occupation. From the beginning of 2015 until March 2022, the Israeli occupation forces have detained more than 9,000 Palestinian children.
Bsharat, who has been collaborating with Tamer Institute for more than fourteen years, has conducted many writing sessions for Palestinian children, youth, parents, librarians, and teachers living in marginalized areas at school and community libraries within Tamer’s National Network. In addition, she is the author of many books for children and youth, addressing themes of loss, bullying, identity, memories, creativity, and female empowerment.
Tamer Institute has produced more than 220 publications – books, research, games, applications, electronically animated stories, and music albums. Tamer opens the spaces for children to share their voices, dreams, and thoughts with the entire world through its publications while focusing on preserving cultural heritage and oral history. Tamer disseminates and distributes its publications to its network of community and school libraries, its youth teams, and community-based organizations to be shared and utilized with the children.
From beneath the Hunter’s Rifle :
Tamer Institute for Community Education, June 2024, 108 pages
Text in Arabic: Ahlam Bsharat. Translation into English: Khadir Salameh. Graphic Design: Nazeema Asmar
Available from the publisher at www.tamerinst.org and in Ramallah from Tamer Institute for Community Education HQ.
