Refaat Ibrahim is a Palestinian writer living in Gaza, where he studied English language and literature at the Islamic University. He has been passionate about writing since childhood and is interested in political, social, economic, and cultural matters concerning his homeland. He is also dedicated to amplifying the voices of the Palestinian people living under the weight of Israeli occupation and global neglect.
Refaat believes that writing is the way to knowledge, representing the accumulation of keen insight; for him, it is the bridge connecting ideas to people’s minds and emotions to their hearts. He writes with purpose and principle, aiming to open a path for others to perceive things as they truly are. His pen will not stop as long as his heart beats.
Current as of October 2024
In Gaza after the October 10 ceasefire, the suffering has not ended; it only changed shape.
Medication and food shortages, a destroyed healthcare system, plus extreme stress, create the conditions for slow death by the “silent killer.”
Refaat Ibrahim’s experience exemplifies the suffering of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention, which the world’s silence enables.
‘Perhaps Mahmoud couldn’t bear life without his brother, but how can we bear the loss of them both?’
