Umi Sinha, Author at We Are Not Numbers

A couch in front of white drapes and surrounded by a flowered canopy, with a neon sign saying "better together" with a heart.

When divorce deprives mothers of their children

Umi Sinha March 9, 2026 No Comments

With Gaza’s Enforcement Department no longer functioning, men can avoid paying support and even take sons and daughters from their mothers.

Shattered wall over rubble with inscription in Arabic

Gaza, a city of queues

Umi Sinha March 7, 2026 No Comments

Even though the bombs stopped on paper, life in Gaza remains a struggle for the basics of survival.

A bridal seat in a wedding hall adapted from a shop.

Preparing for a wedding in Gaza

Umi Sinha February 13, 2026 No Comments

In the rest of the world, marrying means beginning a happy and secure new chapter. For Gazans, every month is a continuation of grief and instability.

Advanced banking, primitive living

Umi Sinha December 3, 2025 No Comments

A mobile app payment system is a strange contradiction to the primitive way we are still forced to live after the ‘ceasefire.’

Two years of resisting displacement

Umi Sinha November 11, 2025 No Comments

My family refused to leave Gaza City until a terrifying new weapon forced us to evacuate.

Two burgers on a plate with fries, next to a laptop.

‘If, one day, a people will to live, then destiny must surely respond’

Umi Sinha November 8, 2025 No Comments

A birthday celebration for my sister is one modest example of how life endures among broken streets and destroyed structures.

Two years without school, one chance to chase your dreams

Umi Sinha November 5, 2025 No Comments

War has shaped our choices of career so we can rebuild Gaza.

The place where people do not grow old

Umi Sinha October 21, 2025 No Comments

From the moment they are born, Palestinians in Gaza wait for the inevitability of death.

Cup of coffee substitute made from ground chickpeas

Living without coffee in Gaza

Umi Sinha October 18, 2025 No Comments

Newton’s law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed, but this law does not apply in Gaza.

Crying ‘wolf’ to create terror

Umi Sinha September 16, 2025 No Comments

The cruelest part is never knowing when the warnings are real.

Where aid falls, dignity breaks

Umi Sinha September 9, 2025 No Comments

For Israel, the food airdrop is not a humanitarian consideration. It is a means of control and humiliation.

A desk with an open notebook with text, a jar filled with pencils, and a coffee cup.

A nursing dream crushed by war

Umi Sinha September 2, 2025 No Comments

Even being paralyzed has not dented Sarah’s determination to serve others by entering the medical profession.

we are not numbers

Author: Umi Sinha

When divorce deprives mothers of their children

Gaza, a city of queues

Preparing for a wedding in Gaza

Advanced banking, primitive living

Two years of resisting displacement

‘If, one day, a people will to live, then destiny must surely respond’

Two years without school, one chance to chase your dreams

The place where people do not grow old

Living without coffee in Gaza

Crying ‘wolf’ to create terror

Where aid falls, dignity breaks

A nursing dream crushed by war

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