Raja Shehadeh

Raja Shehadeh is Palestine's leading writer. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq. Shehadeh was a National Book Award finalist in 2023 and is the author of several acclaimed books published by Profile, including the Orwell Prize-winning Palestinian Walks. He lives in Ramallah.

Books by Raja Shehadeh

Forgotten

Raja Shehadeh

From two leading writers and thinkers on Palestine: a profound meditation on memory and what we choose to memorialise

When The Bulbul Stopped Singing

Raja Shehadeh

A diary of life under siege in Palestine, from the Orwell-prize winning and National Book Award-longlisted author and human rights activist

What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?

Raja Shehadeh

A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as partners on the road to peace instead of genocide.

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I

Raja Shehadeh

A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights

Going Home

Raja Shehadeh

Raja Shehadeh reflects on ageing, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah

Where the Line is Drawn

Raja Shehadeh

'Brilliantly evokes the Palestinian tragedy by way of a complex friendship. This is a fiercely intelligent and honest account.' – Ian McEwan

Shifting Sands

Raja Shehadeh

A fresh look at the Middle East today, tomorrow and in the past: fifteen writers, with an introduction by Raja Shehadeh, author of the Orwell Prize-wi…