A call to think differently and more concretely about the practice of solidarity, and a window into the world of possibility that true solidarity can grant us, defiantly insisting on the recognition and celebration of Palestine’s past, present, and future.

How do we confront the need to take inevitable and often difficult political stances? How do we make sense of the destruction, uprooting, and pain that we witness? Given our seemingly impossible reality, how is mutuality constructed? In this anthology, thoughtfully arranged and introduced by editor and co-curator of the Palestine Festival of Literature, Madhdi Sabbagh, the essays speak to readers in any and all stages of witnessing structural violence, attempting mutuality work, and persevering against all odds.

The ten contributing authors each cover a world of ideas, bringing their diverse intellectual and geographic backgrounds to the forefront. Grouped into three sections—"Choices under Siege," "Witnessing," and "Mutuality"—the writers share their political choice-making, perceptive vision, and efforts at mutual understanding.