RAMZY BAROUD is a Palestinian author, historian, and academic whose work focuses on Palestinian history, liberation, and people's history. His books include Searching Jenin, The Second Palestinian Intifada, My Father Was a Freedom Fighter, The Last Earth, and These Chains Will Be Broken. His book, Our Vision for Liberation, co-edited with Ilan Pappe, brings together voices shaping the Palestinian struggle today. Baroud holds a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter and has taught mass communication at Curtin University. He is a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Zaim University. His academic contributions extend to numerous books and journals, and he has lectured at leading universities worldwide. His work has been translated into multiple languages, solidifying his role as a key voice in documenting Palestinian history and resistance. ILAN PAPP is an Israeli historian, socialist activist, and author of many books, including The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine; A History of Modern Palestine; The Idea of Israel- A History of Power and Knowledge; and with Noam Chomsky, Gaza in Crisis- Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians.
""Before the Flood is a heart-wrenching and searingly personal chronicle of a homeland and a people. More than a family memoir, it speaks to the soul of Palestine across generations. It dismantles zionism's colonial fairytales and lays bare the moral core of our resistance, born, as it is, of profound love for our ancestors and the sacred dignity of home. A moving testament to the power of memory and life's stubborn impulse for freedom."" —susan abulhawa, author of Against the Loveless World