Palestinian-British researcher and writer N. S. Nuseibeh’s ancestors did something unheard of in the Arab world: in a region where people’s lineage is patrilineal, they decided to name their family after their foremother, Nusaybah bint Ka’ab, Islam’s legendary female warrior who fought alongside Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) on the battleground. Namesake: Reflections on a Warrior Woman was released at the height of the ongoing war in Gaza. This essay collection explores what it means to be a Muslim, Arab and Palestinian woman today. Nuseibeh draws on her life experiences growing up betw…