Palestinian youth tell the human stories behind the numbers in the news

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Stories

The Mockingjay of Palestine

by Basman Derawi
Ahed Tamimi is like "a wake-up slap in the enemy's face."

Gaza

A tribute to Ahed

by Huda Dawood
Ahed Tamimi chose to teach us all a lesson: that we have nothing to lose but our dignity.

Lebanon

The beginning of a marriage

by Haneen Abo Soad
I married at the age of 19 and began discovering both the heartbreak and the joy it would bring me.

Gaza

Emotions run mixed and high in Gaza

by Mohammed Arafat
Protests continue to boil in Gaza, resulting in six deaths to date.

Gaza

The return of the Apache

by Ahmed Alnaouq
Children in Gaza have an intimate knowledge of Israeli drones and Apache helicopters, which often make ...

Gaza

A guy in Gaza seeking a window to the world

by Mohammed Moussa
The young people of Gaza have been disconnected from the outside world for decades.

Gaza

A caged dove

by Basman Derawi
Hope is a bird stuck to my window, small and cold.

Gaza

Love in Palestine

by Rana Shubair
Love and marriage in Palestine are unique in some respects, but what's most important is the same everywhere.

Gaza

Wild horse

by Omnia Ghassan
A poem for those who try to keep us down: You build your wall around me, but your gates cannot hold ...

Gaza

Betrayal

by Basman Derawi
With a smile that doesn’t reach his eyes, he tells me my town is no longer mine.

Gaza

Gaza youth speak out on Jerusalem

by Pam Bailey
Our writers react to Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel.

USA

Daydream in Jerusalem

by Omnia Ghassan
"I desire a morning in Jerusalem." This is the dream of many young Palestinians.

Gaza

The ‘Gaza Cannon’: a reminder of a glorious past

by Mohammed Arafat
The cannon is not just a piece of metal laying in Gaza, but it is a part of a long and worthy history.

Gaza

Farming by enemy lines

by Omnia Ghassan
With every step I took closer to the fence, it felt as if we were only meters away from death.

Gaza

Farming under siege

by Israa Suliman
Due to the regular Israeli incursions over the border, farmers such as Abu Mohammed lives lives of uncertainty ...

Gaza

A bird sings in Gaza

by Basman Derawi
A bird sings of love and longing, hoping that when the light at the end of the tunnel shines, it is ...

Gaza

The flutter of hope

by Malak Mattar
The dove inside me still lives, faintly fluttering. Will it ever be able to fly?

Gaza, Turkey

Dear Beyoncé

by Basman Derawi
With every tear, laugh and smile, we decide which print we want to leave in the world.

Gaza

Chained spirit

by Haneen Abo Soad
My eyes see now; I can’t close them to the scene that is my life.

Gaza

My grandmother's house

by Malak Mattar
I have wonderful memories of my grandma's house, but now it's empty.

Gaza, Turkey
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