In his journey searching for roots, Samih Masoud draws for us the boundaries of a place composed of intertwined and overlapping threads, which form an aspect of our Palestinian identity—intertwined, overlapping, and interconnected with the place by eternal bonds that no force of evil can erase or even scratch their cohesion and linkage.

What the author has shown in his search for roots represents a miniature picture of Palestinian places interwoven with threads similar to those he discovered and unveiled. This entanglement is the strongest evidence that enables us to say to all the ignorant and those who claim to know: We are the children of this land, we extend throughout its regions, and it embraces and holds us because we are its children. We did not intrude upon it, nor did we violate its sanctity. Between us and it is a natural contract enacted by our common nature, and we are the ones who truly know that 'on this land, there is what is worthy of life'.

This book serves as a model to be followed and an invitation for many to 'search for their roots' so that the memory of the place remains fragrant throughout the days.

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Yazbak

• Publisher: Alan Publishers and Distributors
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1
• Number of Pages: 204
• ISBN: 978-9923-13-596-9