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Anne Irfan

Anne Irfan is a lecturer in interdisciplinary race, gender, and postcolonial studies at University College London, focusing on Palestinian refugee rights. She is the author of Refuge and Resistance and has written for publications including The Washington Post, The Nation, and +972 Magazine.

Anne Irfan

Anne Irfan is a lecturer in interdisciplinary race, gender, and postcolonial studies at University College London, focusing on Palestinian refugee rights. She is the author of Refuge and Resistance and has written for publications including The Washington Post, The Nation, and +972 Magazine.

Books by Anne Irfan

  • A Short History of the Gaza Strip

    Anne Irfan, Muhammad Shehada

    Hardback, 2026

    One of BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year

    From a leading scholar of Palestine-Israel, a brief, essential history of the besieged strip of land, revealing the long-term roots of Israel’s...
  • A Short History of the Gaza Strip

    Anne Irfan, Muhammad Shehada

    E Book

    One of BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year

    From a leading scholar of Palestine-Israel, a brief, essential history of the besieged strip of land, revealing the long-term roots of Israel’s...
  • A Short History of the Gaza Strip

    Anne Irfan, Muhammad Shehada

    Paperback, 2026

    One of BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year

    “Excellent.… Essential reading.” —William Dalrymple, Guardian

    From a leading scholar of Palestine-Israel, a brief, essential history of the...