In Daughters of Palestine, Reverend Canon Leyla K. King brings readers a perspective that has been virtually absent in contemporary discussion of Palestine: that of generations of Christian Palestinian women. A Palestinian American Episcopal priest in the Diocese of West Texas, King comes from a long line of Anglican worshipers. This slim book of stories interweaves first-person narratives from the perspectives of three Christian women – Leyla herself, her grandmother, Bahi, and her great-grandmother, Aniisah – along with family stories written in the third person.

This book provides a pivotal resource for Christians who seek justice, mercy, and humility in their congregations.