In his opening remarks, Jehad, the editor of the collection, said the book project seeks to “lessen the distance” from Gaza by having Gazan's participate and share their stories. Yousef said his chapter “challenges this stereotype of abstract statistics and not personal experiences” by showing generational trauma and how the realities in Gaza impact his family. Asmaa discussed the evolution of Gazan identity, specifically using the example of Palestinian farmers.
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Asmaa Abu Mezied is an economic development and social inclusion specialist working with Oxfam to address issues of gender, development, and climate change in the agriculture sector. Her research interests focus on the care economy, women’s collectives organizing in economic sectors, the private sector’s social accountability, and the intersection of Palestinian political, agricultural, and environmental identities. She served as Al-Shabaka’s 2022 Visiting Gaza Fellow and was previously an Atlas Corps Fellow in partnership with President Obama Emerging Global Leaders, a Gaza Hub-Global Shaper (an initiative of World Economic Forum), and a 2021 Mozilla Foundation Wrangler at “Tech for Social Activism” space.
