About Sahbaa Al-Barbari Sahbaa Al-Barbari is a native Palestinian who was born and grew up in Gaza City. After Israel occupied the Gaza Strip in 1967 Al-Barbari was exiled from her country, only returning to Gaza in 1996. Books by Sahbaa Al-Barbari Light the Road of Freedom by (author) Sahbaa Al-Barbari edited by Ghada Ageel & Barbara Bill