A doctor and journalist who has worked in Britain, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Africa, Jerusalem and New York,EMMA WILLIAMSstudied history at Oxford University and medicine at London University. She has written for several publications about Palestinian-Israeli affairs and was a correspondent for the Spectator from 2000-2003. Her memoir of living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada,It's Easier to Reach Heaven than the End of the Street, came out in 2006. Williams currently lives in New York City. The recipient of numerous international grants and awards, including the National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, IBRAHIM QURAISHI explores visual performativity through photography, photo painting, video, film, installation, performance, dance, and theater. He lives in Amsterdam.
Between traditional folk tales and grim news coverage, there is a gap for families who feel their children should not be sheltered from the realities that Palestinian youth face, but also reject the missionary narrative that would paint them purely as victims. Hurry is a story of challenges and creative resistance that is both fantastical and grounded. --Innosanto Nagara, author of A is for Activist A powerful anti-war story in a modern setting. --Kirkus Reviews