Growing up in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza strip and now exiled in France, journalist Asmaa al-Ghoul offers an intimate view of the relentless violence between Palestine and Israel. Even as a child she was "strong minded" and received criticism for not covering her head and being too outspoken. As a journalist and activist, she has refused to be silent about her opposition to Hamas and Fatah, which has led her to imprisonment, brutal interrogations, death threats and attacks. A Rebel in Gaza is Asmaa's story as told to the Lebanese writer Selim Nessib over phone calls, texts and Skype during the 2014 siege of Gaza when she was locked in the "open air prison" that her homeland had become. Both determined and dedicated to its liberation through writing and culture, she paints the sensory portrait of the native country she passionately loves, which over the years has become a cauldron of wars and fundamentalism.