The land remembers their names
The ground was silent that morning / Not empty / silent.
Ahmed Dremly
- Gaza Strip
- Italy
we are not numbers
emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights
Ahmed Hosni Dremly 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.
Now studying in Italy, Ahmed served as the Gaza-based project coordinator for We Are Not Numbers for several months in 2026.
Current as of June 2026
The ground was silent that morning / Not empty / silent.
Returning displaced families struggle with destruction, harsh weather, and limited aid despite ceasefire.
My traumatic ordeal in north Gaza is near-universal for the more than 2 million citizens of Gaza.
Israel forces Palestinians to re-live the trauma of losing their homes, when they must use their contents as firewood.
If the war stops now, who will bring back our loved ones who were killed in cold blood?
The people of Northern Gaza face a double calamity: starving, and watching their children starve.
A mother refused to let her son risk danger by going to the aid trucks bringing flour. Her intuition proved correct.
I lost my loved ones / I lost my power, hope, dreams / and my last tears.
A storehouse of antiquities was one of the casualties of Israel’s may Assault on Gaza.
Reading is not only a way to stay informed, but it is a very enjoyable hobby.
Smuggled sperm and intrauterine insemination help Palestinian prisoners bear children.
“In sports, I have found a worldwide language that breaks down borders.”
