we are not numbers

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

Walaa Sabah

    Walaa Sabah is the director of operations at We Are Not Numbers. She previously held the position of community outreach and partnership officer.

    In 2022, Walaa won the UK’s prestigious Chevening scholarship and earned a first-class MSC degree in business with operations management from Warwick Business School.

    She works as a freelance journalist. You can read her articles on the MEEEIMondoweiss, and the New Arab.

    Current as of January 2024

    Walaa Sabah.

    my work

    This house was a dream for my parents — their comfort zone and where friends, neighbors and relatives would gather.
    The assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli sniper occurred in May, but her loss continues to be keenly felt by all Palestinians.
    It’s doubly unfortunate to be a sick child who lives in besieged Gaza.