Grief, loss, and fear have destroyed the possibility of celebrating what should be the happiest occasions.

My personal reading of the poem, ‘To A Young Poet,’ is shaped by exile, media habituation, and emotional numbness.

Her inspiration, support, and love have helped me persevere through momentous challenges to obtain my master’s degree

We believe that access to high-quality education will transform our own lives and allow us to participate in rebuilding Gaza.

At a musical concert in the middle of a genocide, the atmosphere morphed into something almost unimaginable— one of joy, cheer, and laughter.

In Gaza, the deliberate leveling of everything beyond the “yellow line” ensures that there is no home to return to.

I return to the shore again and again, searching for freedom in the only horizon still open to me.

People have adapted using improvised tools, repaired household items, and makeshift solutions to ordinary routines.

Israel is opposed to Palestinians becoming educated and learning how to share their opinions with the world.

War changed the meaning of sound for this Lebanese Palestinian: I have left my home and city, but fear does not leave me.

When the city around us was under siege, my friends and I would escape into a video world.

I borrow equipment from my reporting colleagues so that I can get close to sources and protect myself from shrapnel.