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Stories

Love and rebirth in Gaza

by Mohammed Moussa
This is a poem bemoaning the suppression of love in Gaza and the rebirth that could be possible, if ...

Gaza

Facing off at Al-Aqsa

by Basman Derawi
I am praying at his barrier. He keeps staring at me, holding his gun and his breath.

Gaza

The ghosts of divisions past

by Hanin Alyan Elholy
Hoping this reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah actually lasts, I imagine what one "ghost" of failed ...

Gaza

Letter to a drone

by Ahmed Alnaouq
Tonight, we want only one thing: Just leave us and let us have a peaceful sleep.

Gaza

Um Abed: a woman who embodies Palestinian history

by Mohammed Arafat
I looked at the woman's wrinkled face, and in it I read the history of Palestine.

Gaza

100 years after Balfour: time for an apology?

by Karama Fadel
It's been 100 years since Britain issued the Balfour Declaration. It's high time the UK government apologized ...

Gaza

Power wars

by Mohammed Arafat
Gaza could be energy-independent. But will we be allowed to breathe on our own, or kept on life support?

Gaza

Prayer

by Aya Zaqout
In this piece, I combine my love for mandalas, Islamic prayer and autumn.

Gaza

The Rohingyas: a familiar tragedy

by Mohammed Arafat
The tragedy of the Rohingyas reminds me of the experience of my great-grandfather’s generation during ...

Gaza

Run

by Mohammed Moussa
My mind goes blank at first when I try to write. And then I just let it flow.

Gaza

Gazapore

by Omnia Ghassan
A tribute to the Gaza that could be, if it were allowed to thrive.

Gaza

We are all Puerto Ricans

by Tarneem Hammad
I know what it feels like to hope that help will come—and it doesn’t. That’s why I am writing ...

Gaza

Fishermen will never rest

by Tarneem Hammad
"I couldn’t believe how fast life can change; in just a few seconds, we had lost our boat."

Gaza

What killed Mohannad?

by Mohammed Moussa
Mohannad wasn’t courageous when he chose to leave this absurd life, but he also wasn’t a coward. ...

Gaza

I try to kill my pain

by Basman Derawi
"At night, an aching absence awakens me. That burning won’t leave me alone." The hole I feel is the ...

Gaza

Sweet dreams, my sweet Aunt Ahlam

by Batoul Billali
Today, my sweet Aunt Ahlam, you excused yourself from this world.

Lebanon

Believing in hope even when it lies

by Anas Jnena
Gaza youth cling to a sliver of hope that the reconciliation announced in the last few days will finally ...

Gaza

Reconciliation: real or a game?

by Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman
As the news of possible Palestinian reconciliation spread, it became the subject everyone talks about. ...

Gaza

In the middle of the sea

by Basman Derawi
I was like a hungry animal: hungry for a job, for dignity, for freedom, for a life. I didn’t think ...

Gaza

Don’t judge Islam by the acts of Muslims

by Duaa Ardat
Islam is almost universally misunderstood in the Western world. Since the 9/11 attacks on that brought ...

Lebanon
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