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WANN

we are not numbers

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

Said Al-Yacoubi

    Said is a graduate of the medical school at the Islamic University of Gaza who received a full scholarship to study immunology the the UK's University of Oxford. He has studied and worked in the UK since 2017.

    When in Gaza, Said participated in a number of volunteer activities, including the creation of the Gaza branch of the Zedni Club (which organizes book discussions, drama workshops, etc.) along with some of his friends. Said also is interested in writing and reading about politics, history and philosophy.

    my work

    No safe place

    My cousin and her boys were with us, until they weren't, and I had to search for them among the body bags.
    Said Al-Yacoubi

      Mahmoud, a victim of bureaucracy, not war

      It's bad enough when children are killed by war, but when bureaucracy is the culprit, it's worse, writes this new Gaza physician
      Said Al-Yacoubi

        A Palestinian encounters Hyde Park Speakers Corner

        I dream that someday, the site of the massacres committed in Gaza will become speakers' corners.
        Said Al-Yacoubi

          From Gaza to Oxford: persistence triumphs over tyranny

          My mind was a mess. I was chasing a dream and agonizing over whether it was going to come true.
          Said Al-Yacoubi

            The story of everything: the Palestinian Steven Hawking

            Ameer touched so many lives, and mine was one of them. People in Gaza called him “the Palestinian Steven Hawking.”
            Said Al-Yacoubi