Sarah Irving
Sarah Irving is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Electronic Intifada, Guardian Online and New Internationalist. She has held editorial roles at Red Pepper, Peace News and Ethical Consumer magazine. She is the author of the Bradt Guide to Palestine (2011) and co-author (with Sharyn Lock) of Gaza:Beneath the Bombs (Pluto, 2010).
Books by Sarah Irving
Leila Khaled
Icon of Palestinian Liberation
Sarah Irving
Dubbed ‘the poster girl of Palestinian militancy’, Leila Khaled’s image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-defining as that of Che Guevara. In this intimate profile, based on interviews with Khaled and those who know her, Sarah Irving gives us the life-story behind the image. Key moments of Khaled’s turbulent life are explored, including… (more information)