by Nada Hammad
Everywhere you turn your head, you see splashes of color. Vivid, bright colors that aren't meant to ...
by Pam Bailey
Things have changed since Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. But really, what exactly is different? ...
by Ghada Ahmed
Learning English can be boring, so I asked my students to be stars in their own movie...
by Maisoon Bashir
Inside myself I feel like an old woman watching my young outer self; I cannot believe this lovely girl ...
by Jehad Abu Jazar
Palestinians revere their mothers for the challenges they overcome every day. As a Palestinian, I believe ...
by Mahmoud Fayad
I visited the local mosque and saw a man sleeping against the wall, behind a chair. I asked him why ...
by Sarah Sobhi
I was planning for a day to remember, and it turned into a day I remember every day.
by Ghada Al-Haddad
My parents' stories planted the first seeds of a dream in my mind, to visit Jerusalem! Like a modern-day ...
by Sondos Alqaderi
I am a 21-year-old living in an area where I routinely witness war trauma, post-war trauma or just “routine” ...
by Yousef Aljamal
When someone is gone, things are never the same. With Ayman gone, Gaza has never been the same. Ayman’s ...
by Saleh Orouq
“He is still alive,” the doctor said. “But he needs to get out of Gaza for treatment. We can’t ...
by Mohammed Alhammami
Three writers take you to their homes or their favorite place, and give you a glimpse into their lives.
by Nada Hammad
I love the good, the bad, the heartbreaking and everything in between because I don't think I would ...
by Mosab Abu Toha
Maybe, we think, a stray breath of air, away from the heaviness of the dark nights and the memory of ...
by Hamza Mughari
Away from the violence, the suffocating siege, the deadly wars and the treacherous countries and people ...
by Mohammed Alhammami
Mohammed Al-Hawajri strives to balance his dreams with a reflection of the grim realities of life in ...
by Said Al-Yacoubi
My mind was a mess. I was chasing a dream and agonizing over whether it was going to come true.
by Riham El Naji
I create beauty and happiness in my dreams because I lack them. Living in a prison is the reason for ...
by Ahmed Elqattawi
War is not only a time of walking in people’s funerals, but also a time for showing what kind of person ...
by Ghada Ahmed
It's said that the "old will die and the young will forget.” Reality proves that wrong.