we are not numbers

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

Malak Reyad Alhaw

    I am Malak Reyad Alhaw. I study English literature at Islamic University of Gaza. As a Palestinian, I will go to the ends of the world to enlist my English-language and leadership skills to be a voice for voiceless Palestinians. I am a tireless, goal-oriented worker, and I am steadfast as a Palestinian.

    Malak Reyad Alhaw.

    my work

    While strict and tough in the lecture hall, our beloved professor was warm, caring, and humble outside the classroom.
    So much beauty in the Dome of the Rock! And yet Gazans are restricted from worshiping in this magic place.
    With my eyes closed, I see my younger self, a panic-stricken six-year-old child asking, “When will it end?”