Lullaby in the Desert

In 2014, Morjan Azar was trapped in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, when the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham swept through the Middle East. A Lullaby in the Desert draws on Azar’s own trauma and experiences, as she writes her first novel on behalf of all the women that still cannot risk telling their stories.

'Moving and inspiring, Morjan Azar’s A Lullaby in the Desert portrays an incredible, though difficult, journey. Reading this novel, you accompany Susan, the novels protagonist, as she endures the pains and perils of being a woman in the Middle East. Susan is a strong woman, made vulnerable by circumstance, with an admirable will to live. The moving prose will keep you by her side every step of the way as you begin to learn what it takes to not just flee from but survive the threat of ISIS.' - Beth

• AcknowledgementsAuthor biosPreface Matthew AzouleyIntroduction Dr Bill McGuirePART ONEPerception of Collapse & Collapse of PerceptionIntro to Part One Matthew AzouleyClimate “Post-Apocalypse” & the Utopian Imperative Brian TokarUtopia In Dystopia: Solarpunk Stories About Collapse Luka DowellCognitive Revolution Steve McnaughtOn The Art of Building New Worlds Solarpunk Surf ClubAn Ecofascist Revolution in the UK? Luke AdamsClimate Crisis as Culture Crisis Rowan GlassPART TWOIndigenous & Ecofeminist Responses to CollapseIntro to Part Two Matthew AzouleyWhat We Have to Learn from the Landless Workers Movement in Brazil Aurora Souza BassoA Story of Abundance Amidst Collapse in Sudan Rana BilalWestern Conservation & Ecocide in Kenya Violet MatiruBearing to Hold the Burning Coals in Israel / Palestine Amit GoldsteinTribalism Fernando SchiaviniWomen’s Contributions to Combating Climate Disorder in Haiti Sharma AurelienRadical Ecological Resistance of Women Peasants in South Korea Hyojeong KimPART THREECollapse-Response Strategy from the Global NorthIntro to Part Three Matthew AzouleySo Now What? Movement Ecology, Collapse and Rising Fascism Dr Gail BradbrookRedemption Must Come From Below Lewis VarlinAfter Corporate Capitalism: The Alternative That Is Already Here Alyx VolzerCollapse —On A Crash Course With Reality and What To Do About It Tristan Sykes and Dr Kate Booth