we are not numbers

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

Reem Alhirthani

I’m Reem Alhirthani from Palestine, Gaza. I’ve always enjoyed reading and writing, and my favorite kind of books are English-language fiction like Harry Potter. In Arabic I prefer to read works by Palestinian authors like Ghassan Kanafani and Mourid Albarghouti.

 

 

my work

A new life in Qatar comes with guilt, an inability to enjoy simple things, mourning for what’s lost — and also hope.
Having cancer in Gaza is doubly hard, but Ansam did not surrender.