ALT Cover for The River Has Roots on a dark green background. On a pale cover, a squiggly graphic line moving from the top left corner of the book down to the bottom right corner is a portal into a soft, romantic landscape of rivers and hills; bursting out between the squiggle’s curves are bright bold dahlias in warm hues. At the top of the image are the words “The River” and at the bottom are the words “Has Roots”; below those are “New York Times Bestselling author Amal El-Mohtar.”

ALT Cover for The River Has Roots on a dark green background. On a pale cover, a squiggly graphic line moving from the top left corner of the book down to the bottom right corner is a portal into a soft, romantic landscape of rivers and hills; bursting out between the squiggle’s curves are bright bold dahlias in warm hues. At the top of the image are the words “The River” and at the bottom are the words “Has Roots”; below those are “New York Times Bestselling author Amal El-Mohtar.”

ALT Death from direct fire: 95,040-97,680 Injuries from direct fire: 221,760 Death from lack of medications and chronic conditions: 17,050-94,049 Dead or dying from starvation: 24,750 Missing, presumed dead or kidnapped: 42,000 Death from disease: 14,408-255,985 TOTAL DEATH TOLL est. 193,248-514,464

ALT Rafah train station entrance 1930. Colonialism only takes, maims and kills.