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...



