Shireen Abu Akleh – The Palestinian voice assassinated by Israel
MOURNERS CARRY THE BODY OF AL JAZEERA REPORTER SHIREEN ABU AKLEH, WITH HER PRESS FLAK JACKET COVERING HER CASKET,...
10May
Finding my path, with family support
Qalaat Barquq Castle. Photographer: Ahmed Hasi Alag (Creative Commons) It was a beautiful sunny day when my dad and I...
07May
Yahya’s travails with kidney disease
Yahya with two WANN staff: the author, Walaa Sabah (left) and Enas Ghannam (right) I first heard about Yahya’s story...
24Apr
A day in our Gazan life under Israeli airstrikes
I was making pizza in the kitchen when the massive sound of a missile strike targeting nearby houses began....
22Apr
Mohammed’s heroic battle against kidney failure
Ten years ago, three-year-old Mohammed Emad El-Nahal and his family learned that he was suffering from acute kidney failure....
19Apr
Feryal’s wedding
It was Friday, May 21, 2021, the first day of the ceasefire ending the Israeli attack on Gaza. Most...
17Apr
The Hummus Theory as Palestinian identity
“The Hummus Theory was born from my desire to represent and celebrate my culture, combined with my passion for...
14Apr
Sorry, neither of us are able to help the other
Except from poster by Waleed Shihab. Courtesy the Palestine Poster Project Archives. When I walk over from my university to...
12Apr
Raise your voice
Life is full of choices, and each choice leads you to yet more choices, like a ladder — every...
30Mar
Palestinian poet inspired by grief
My Daughter, I saw you within the eyes of oranges, I met you in my dreams, you spread your perfume...
28Mar
Incense stick burnt for the pleasure of many
“Teachers are concrete columns that support a house.” “Teachers are the bees that produce honey for the community.” “Teachers are the...
27Mar
Can dialysis and hope coexist?
Children undergoing dialysis therapy do not have the ability to live as normal children do. Recovery from their disease...