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WANN

we are not numbers

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

Fatema Dabdoub

    Fatema, 22, was born in the United States. However, her family relocated to Lebanon, where her parents were raised as Palestinian refugees, when she was 5 years old. She lives in Saida in southern Lebanon, and graduated in 2016 from the American University of Beirut wth a bachelor's degree in biology. She now is in medical school at AUB! 

    Among her other interests are swimming, reading, politics and history.

    my work

    The confusion of being a Palestinian-American in Lebanon

    I am a Palestinian with American citizenship living in Lebanon. And that imposes a great responsibility.
    Fatema Dabdoub

      #NotInMyName

      What comes to mind when ISIS is mentioned? In conversations and in the media, their acts of terrorism are automatically linked to Islam and Muslims.
      Fatema Dabdoub

        The 100-day journey: from Syria to Sweden

        While for thousands of refugees, the trek to Europe ends unhappily, my two cousins have at last found safety and a hopeful future.
        Fatema Dabdoub

          A casual conversation and not-so-casual suffering

          A conversation with a friend made me realize how trivial my "problems" are as a student, compared to the devastating conditions my people live in.
          Fatema Dabdoub

            The long goodbye

            The youth always speak about longing for our land, but whatever emotion we have will never amount to what our grandparents experienced.
            Fatema Dabdoub

              Palestinians in Lebanon: guilty until proven innocent

              When an attempted terrorist attack recently occurred in Lebanon, the media were quick to blame a refugee. Why are we the first to be suspects?
              Fatema Dabdoub