we are not numbers

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

Rasha Zendah

    Rasha, 16, lives in Deir Albalah, in central Gaza, with her parents and two sisters. She hopes to become a surgeon one day, and loves drama as well as writing. Her unique hobby is to make new creations out of old ones–for instance, by taking apart an old bracelet or necklace and reassembling it. 

    my work

    The cost of child marriage: Wala was in 10th grade when she was married off. And now, at 17, she is the mother of twins.