Tears of gold
I found a love, given for free. I never really had to search, She stood right there beside me And waited at...
06Jun
Gaza weddings: Love or pomp?
COVID-19 offers a way to marry without bankrupting the groom.
15Jun
The wedding earrings: a tale of love and loss
A father risked his life to buy back his wife's pawned earrings.
09Dec
Love in Palestine
Love and marriage in Palestine are unique in some respects, but what's most important is the same everywhere.
09Nov
Love and rebirth in Gaza
This is a poem bemoaning the suppression of love in Gaza and the rebirth that could be possible, if...
19Aug
The pain of waiting
“Will we ever be able to be together again as family?” wonders my friend Sajedah, who is separated from...
10Mar
Siege on love and death
The Israeli blockade on Gaza affects even the rituals around death and love--preventing unification at the most precious of...
