by Mona AlMsaddar
Surviving the 2014 war on Gaza is a blessing and a curse.
by Zahra Shaikhah
The West Bank is part of my country and is so near, and yet so far.
by Khaled Al-Ostath
Now, when I see a sunset, I think of her.
by Israa Mohammed Jamal
Water day brings joy and stress to Gazans.
by Salah Mattar
Friends are what define childhood, and mine were torn from my life.
by Mohammed Rafik
As I meander through my city, I find reason for both despair and hope.
by Mahmoud Nabhan
I can still hear the rumble of the bulldozers as they arrived in the orchard.
by Mariam Ahmed Roubi
Absence indeed makes the heart grow fonder.
by Asmaa Rafiq Kuheil
Gaza is life and death, hope and despair all in one.
by Amany Elsafady
A Gazan university student's life is lived in limbo.
by Basman Derawi
I envy Americans' messy, chaotic election.
by Nedaa Al-Abadlah
Winter is coming, driving us all indoors where the virus lurks.
by Israa Qishta
I returned to Gaza from Egypt to a new reality.
by Esmat Maghari
We cannot forget the past, but we can choose to live in the present.
by Noor Yacoubi
COVID has placed my life on pause.
by Aya Alghazzawi
Obediently, we stay at home....gloomy, fatigued and sweltering.
by Noor Abdo
The Palestinian culture is an instant bond when away from home.
by Yasmin J. Abusayma
This Rafah female supports her family dessert.
by Nour Qaoud
Despite the stress, we can still see beauty in Palestine.