![]() “Where I come from, we have accustomed ourselves to silence, believing that it will save us. ![]() But from the first pages of the book, the reader understands that Rum challenges these traditions, and the next four hundred pages the destruction of stereotypes awaits them. ![]() Although they have long left their historical homeland and now live in Brooklyn, their world order differs from life in Palestine only by a set of household items and hot water from the tap. “A Woman is No Man” is the story of three generations of Palestinian women who are shaped by the traditions and culture of their ancestors. At your age, I didn't allow anyone to look at my shame.” In this short episode, writer Itaf Rum captures the whole essence of the lives of women who face domestic violence. In a scene, a woman covers up her daughter-in-law's bruises with foundation and says: “There are things in this life that no one should see. ![]()
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