This book is about re-learning as to live in that face of loss and trauma. Her words remind us of just how fragile and short-lived the realities we cling to are, while calling us to look through them to the only permanent truth as our true sanctuary. By Asmaa Hussein, Ruqaya's Bookshelf Broadcasting, Paperback, 302 sheets A Temporary Gift was written during the two years following Asmaa Hussein's husband's departure from save world. “Asmaa’s heartfelt prose skillfully takes us on a journey of wisdom and insight that could only be forged by experiencing great pain with courage.
It is a reminder that beyond the pain and darkness of loss there is still the potential of light in patience and constancy.
This book is about re-learning how to live in the face of immense trauma. Asmaa Hussein is a writer, registered social worker, and mother of a spirited daughter. As Kassem returned home to his family, an Egyptian army sniper shot and killed him, leaving a woman widowed and a child fatherless.Ī Temporary Gift is a record of journal entries written by Kassem’s widow, Asmaa Hussein, during the two years following his departure from this world. This book is about re-learning how to live in the face of immense trauma. On Friday, August 16, 2013, twenty-six-year-old Amr Kassem attended a peaceful protest in Alexandria, Egypt along with thousands of others, rallying against the mass injustices taking place in the aftermath of the coup d’etat by the Egyptian military under the command of Abdel Fattah al_sis.
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