Turning innocence into resistance
Even a four-year-old would rather fight the occupation than leave Gaza for a safer place.
we are not numbers
emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights
Raghad Abu Shammalah is a change-seeking young woman who was born in Saudi Arabia before moving to Gaza. She studied software engineering at the University of Palestine, is a member of Freedom Writers Foundation (FWF), and is a contributing writer to the collection, It’s a House Made of Sticks, published by Papercut Issues. She loves cooking, photography, coding, animals, playing with children, reading whatever she comes across, and writing. For Raghad, writing is not just putting words on paper, it’s her (and her people’s) expression of unspoken feelings and little victories.
Even a four-year-old would rather fight the occupation than leave Gaza for a safer place.
I used to love walking along this street, greeting people. Now, I’m terrified I’ll step on a dead body.
A Gazan pleads for people everywhere to raise their voices against the horror Israel is inflicting on civilians.
It is the sad fate of many Palestinians to be separated from their loved ones.
