we are not numbers

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

Qasem Waleed El-Farra

    Qasem Waleed El-Farra is a  physicist who is not only interpreting nature by using numbers and symbols but also by words that vividly describe the nature and reality of Palestine. He has experienced 100+ days of major wars on Gaza. “This is an experience that drives me to voice my words and tell the world my side of the story,” he says.

    my work

    “I wish I were that drowning sun,” / you told me, / “tightly embracing the horizon, / flying into the abyss of freedom.”
    The ashes on the backyard flower/Makes a puzzle only a Gazan/Could easily figure.
    My development from an innocent child to a grown man has occurred side by side with wars.