American Historical Review
June 2024, Vol. 129, No. 2
“Mark Sanagan has given us a welcome addition to the body of studies focusing on the life and times of ʿIzz al-Din al-Qassam, one of the most important leaders in the Palestinian community during the British Mandate. Lightning through the Clouds is well-researched with extensive Arabic and English sources, both primary and secondary. Sanagan’s study updates and supersedes the extant literate on Qassam...”
Journal of Palestine Studies
Winter 2022, Vol. 51, No. 1
“Mark Sanagan’s masterful study of this iconic figure tackles the conflicting and contested interpretations of his legacy. Based on extensive archival research, as well as memoirs, newspapers, and interviews, this study challenges conventional works that treat the events of al- Qassam’s life as a prologue to his martyrdom in 1935..”
Al-Akhbar Newspaper, Beirut
Saturday 26 June, 2021
عزّ الدين القسّام... تشي غيفارا فلسطين
من يكون هذا القسّام الذي حلّق اسمه في سماء فلسطين من شماليّها إلى جنوبيّها، ومن شرقيّها إلى غربيّها
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Arab Studies Quarterly
Winter 2021, Vol. 43, No. 1
“Lightning through the Clouds is a welcome scholarly publication that sheds light on the life and times of the Muslim freedom fighter of Palestine ʿIzz Al-Din Al- Qassam (1883–1935)…”