“An exquisite love song to Palestine and all its wonderful long-suffering people, to patience, the joy of fruitful simple living, and the power of holy, resilient trees. May the energy of tending and protecting our ancestral nourishment long endure.”

—Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners

“As elegant as the rolling hills of the countryside that is its backdrop, as startling as the violent upheaval that is the refugee experience, Rest in My Shade is truly a story of all of us.”

—Saul Takahashi, Former Deputy Head of Office, occupied Palestinian territory office, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

“I celebrate this wondrous book. It illumines the world as olive oil might, regardless of the fire that’s touched it. Palestine and Palestinians continue to produce enduring imaginative art. They’re here to stay.”

—Fady Joudah, author of Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance

“These exquisite canvases and poetic commentary …. resonate with the work of other indigenous eco-artists whose land and animals have been the unfortunate targets of colonial greed.”

—Sharif S. Elmusa, author of Flawed Landscape