I have traveled a very long road to reach my goal of dual bachelor’s degrees in translation and education.

When I look at photos of my beloved cousins, it reminds me that I wasn’t there to comfort or honor them when they were martyred.

Six judges will review and select among scores of books that ‘preserve, challenge, and expand the Palestinian narrative.’

I am determined to continue my education amidst the scholasticide.

The Earth is in pain. / It whispers, Stop! Stop!

If Gaza lost all of its beautiful young and innocent children, women would make dozens more.

Just as my grandfather was forced off his land in 1948, we were forced from ours in 2025. We live with the hope of returning to our home, as he…

Listening to my students, I feel as though I am standing between their childhoods and the war, trying to help them build a bridge towards hope.

My meal at Ayloul Palestinian Restaurant transported me back to Gaza, when I used to gather with cousins around a large plate of my grandmother’s maftoul.

Before, Ramadan was lovely in all its details. Now, it is layered in sadness.

The Israeli army enforcing the so-called “yellow” line, and the Palestinian militias positioned in our neighborhood, prevent us from returning home.

I try to scrub your absence from my skin / but you were the sunlight, noor.