we are not numbers

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

Nowar Diab

    Nowar Diab is a student at Al-Azhar University. She is interested in photography because it is a skill she can use to deliver strong ideas. She describes herself as “a Palestinian woman who focuses on women’s empowerment as well as on the struggles that we as Palestinians go through every single day. I believe that through creativity and art, we can express ourselves and the things we are going through.”

    Nowar Diab.

    my work

    Why should a story about flowers be this sad?
    A helmet, a press vest, and a strong heart is what makes a journalist – and a target for the Israeli forces.
    I wake up. I'm still alive. And I ask myself, is that a good thing?