A Rebel in Gaza: A Daughter of Rafah Speaks

A Rebel in Gaza is the powerful memoir of Asmaa al-Ghoul, a fearless Palestinian journalist and activist born in Rafah and raised in the Gaza Strip. From a young age, she defied the restrictive norms around her—refusing to cover her hair, questioning political dogma, and demanding the freedom to think and live openly. In a region torn by war, occupation, and religious extremism, her voice rose in protest against both Israeli oppression and the authoritarian rule of Hamas and Fatah.

Told through a series of intimate conversations with writer Selim Nassib, this book traces Asmaa’s journey during the turbulence of the Arab Spring and the devastating 2014 siege of Gaza. Despite arrests, interrogations, death threats, and personal loss, she remains undeterred in her pursuit of liberation through truth, culture, and dialogue.

This is more than a political memoir—it’s a vivid portrait of life inside an “open-air prison,” and a testament to one woman’s unbreakable spirit and radical love for her homeland.