we are not numbers

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

Dalia

Dalia is a senior at the Islamic University. She lives in Al-Rimal, a city in the north of Gaza that has been besieged and severed from the south. Today, she is trapped in her grandfather’s home, unable to leave for fear of being killed; she survives on hope and faith. She hopes that her narrated experiences in the north of Gaza provide a window to the suffering of the people in the most abandoned and dangerous parts of Gaza.

Dalia’s last name is withheld for her security.

Current as of September 2024

Woman in pink headscarf standing in front of the sea.

my work

I am one of those who evacuated to the south and returned to the north of Gaza, to Al-Rimal, where I remain.