we are not numbers

emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights

Ahmed Dremly

  • Gaza Strip

Ahmed Hosni Dremly is the Gaza-based project coordinator for We Are Not Numbers. He is a journalist, translator, and educator.

Ahmed is a survivor of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza that began in October 2023. He was among the few journalists who chose to remain in northern Gaza throughout the war, reporting on the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe and serving as a voice for the voiceless people in Gaza during the media blackout. His reporting and essays have been published in Middle East Eye, +972 Magazine, The Electronic Intifada, and The Intercept, and have been translated and republished by several French and Italian websites and newspapers.

Ahmed is also an award-winning writer. One of his essays, which reflects on the 2021 Israeli assault on Gaza, was selected as one of the 20 winners of the Cinta Gaza Malaysia Prize and is set to be published in an upcoming book.

Current as of January 2026

A young man with curly hair and a beard, with a tent city in the far background.

my work

Palestine people in distress, like in Picasso's Guernica painting.

Nothing

I lost my loved ones / I lost my power, hope, dreams / and my last tears.

Ahmed Dremly
  • Gaza Strip

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