we are not numbers

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

Saja Sharef Abudagga

Gaza Strip

Saja Sharef Abudagga is a dentist born and raised in Abasan, a town in East Khan Younis; her town received constant evacuation orders before ultimately being cut off behind the yellow line.

Alongside her medical background, Saja has nourished her passion for literature through constant reading and reflective writing.

Kafka said, “A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.”

Current as of August 2026

my work

People carrying backpacks on a road with cars, traveling through a war-torn area.

The weight of the senses

The city reeks of death and tears / You might argue tears are odorless / How wrong would that be.

Saja Sharef Abudagga

Gaza Strip

August 17, 2026

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