‘I am flung into dreams as my only solace’ casper October 23, 2024 No Comments Dreamwork has offered a little relief, but the dreams of the conscious mind are loaded with debris and uncertainty. Read more
Al-Khidr Library, my lost sanctuary casper October 23, 2024 No Comments In Gaza books were my refuge; they had a special smell and distinctly flavored pages that I could taste with my eyes. Read more
Israel thought they could bury my family, but they planted seeds casper October 22, 2024 No Comments One year ago Israel killed 21 members of my family. This has driven me to speak louder for Palestinians. Read more
September was different in Gaza this year casper October 21, 2024 No Comments My son wants to know when he can go to school again, when he can go home to his bicycle, and when the war will end. Read more
My mother’s kitchen casper October 20, 2024 No Comments Her ‘laboratory of joy’ unites our family despite genocide and displacement. Read more
Had not this year gone by casper October 19, 2024 No Comments Had not this year gone by, I’d never know / That three hundred sixty-five days unfold / In ink-black shadows. Read more
I was in love with October casper October 19, 2024 No Comments In Octobers, / the summer said farewell. / A shivering cold stood at the door. Read more
I left my heart in Gaza casper October 18, 2024 No Comments Escaping Gaza has been a journey into the unknown, a quest for safety wrapped in pain and guilt. Was I right to leave? Read more
In Gaza, Israel forces us to burn our memories casper October 17, 2024 No Comments Israel forces Palestinians to re-live the trauma of losing their homes, when they must use their contents as firewood. Read more
Breathless in exile casper October 17, 2024 No Comments A year of fear / A year of sleeplessness / A year of breathlessness / A year of loss Read more
‘They burned alive. They burned alive. They burned alive.’ casper October 16, 2024 No Comments I witnessed the aftermath of Israel’s strike on Shuhdaa Alqsaa Hospital, where fire left behind unimaginable horror. Read more
The Israeli strike that set tents of displaced families in Gaza aflame casper October 16, 2024 No Comments For many, the attack on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital left both the living and the dead beyond recognition. Read more