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Free Palestine encampment on the steps of Sproul Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, April 25, 2024. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

At a time when Palestine activism and free expression at U.S. universities are under attack, Steven Salaita’s new memoir disabuses us of the notion that these universities are anything other than hedge funds with a campus.

On the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, “Returning to Zarnouqa” tells a story of generational displacement, genocide, and the inevitability of Return.

Palestinian youths play music on the rubble of destroyed houses in Deir al-Balah destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on May 13, 2023. (Photo: Abdelrahman Alkahlout/APA Images)

The Palestinian people practice resistance through “sumud” and steadfastness in every aspect of their lives, including in music. After October 7, Palestinian music can serve as the moral compass pointing toward decolonization.