Get Home Safe

"Reading Get Home Safe is like sitting down with your best friend who also happens to be a renowned organizer and black belt. A rallying cry and a roadmap for a safer and more just future, it is the book we need more urgently than ever."—US Representative Rashida Tlaib

“A devastating set of truths sandwiched between layers of excellent advice, in Get Home Safe, Rana Abdelhamid weaves together a guide for those who have never experienced violence, those facing it currently, and those coming through the other side. It is a necessary and timely addition to the self-help and feminist canon.”—Mikki Kendall, author of Hood Feminism

"In this empowering guide…Rana Abdelhamid not only provides information on how to protect yourself in the event of an attack, but also shares her broader framework for physical, political, economic and emotional safety.”—Ms. Magazine

“With this book, Rana Abdelhamid has given us mujeres a glorious, one-of-a-kind blueprint on how to gather with one another and reclaim the power that is buried in our bodies, hearts, and minds. Get Home Safe is activist storytelling at its best: personal narratives grounded in political life with clear guidance on how to transform our day-to-day lives and our communities. It is the book I wish I’d had when I was fifteen. I’m so thankful it is here now." —Daisy Hernández, author of Citizenship and co-editor of Colonize This!

“This book is about so much more than physical self-defense. It's about defenses for the whole self—psychological and emotional defenses to prepare women for a patriarchal world that normalizes violence. This book is much more profound than what I expected, and 100% the book we need.”—Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, author of Tías and Primas and For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

“In Get Home Safe, Rana Abdelhamid offers more than a guide to self-defense; she delivers a heartfelt manifesto for navigating uncertain times with courage, grace, and a deep sense of community. This book is a beautiful offering that equips you with practical tools while also serving as a recipe for resilience in a world defined by uncertainty.” —Silvia Vasquez Lavado, author of In the Shadow of the Mountain

“[A] valuable debut guide to women’s self-defense…This empowers and informs.”—Publishers Weekly (starred)