we are not numbers
emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights
Ayham Freihat is a Palestinian writer and aspiring lawyer. He holds an LLB from the University of Leicester and an LLM in International Dispute Resolution from King’s College London.
Ayham worked as a caseworker at the University of Leicester Legal Advice Clinic, where he interviewed clients and advised on human rights cases alongside the British Red Cross Family Reunion Project, reuniting asylum seekers with their families. He has also trained as a legal intern in Dubai, working on construction and dispute resolution cases.
He is the author of the poetry collection “Exiled in Your Eyes.” His work explores love, memory, displacement, and inheritance. Through the power of memory and metaphor, his writing preserves the people, places, and hopes that shape all of us.
Current as of September 2026
