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emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights

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Somaya Mohammad

Somaya Mohammad

Somaya Mohammad is a writer from Gaza and a mother of three children. Her writing has appeared in Electronic Intifada and the Washington Report for Middle East Affairs, where she…
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Raneem Abdalrahim Abdalhadi

Raneem Abdalrahim Abdalhadi

Raneem Abdalrahim Abdalhadi is a medical student at Al-Azhar University in Gaza. She volunteers with Afoq Medical Team, where she transcribes and translates medical lectures for her classmates and takes…
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Hassan Herzallah

Hassan Herzallah

Hassan Herzallah is a Palestinian storyteller, writer, and translator based in Gaza, currently in his fourth year studying English translation. He writes about Middle East affairs and life under siege,…
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Shaimaa Abdullah Abughadyeen

Shaimaa Abdullah Abughadyeen

Shaimaa Abdullah Abughadyeen is a graduate of English language and literature from Al-Aqsa University. She is an English teacher and a writer. She says, “I write because I believe in…
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Sojoud Alkhour

Sojoud Alkhour

Sojoud Alkhour is a translator and aspiring linguist from Gaza. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English language and translation and dreams of pursuing a master’s degree in applied linguistics.…
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Abdulshakoor Alakkad

Abdulshakoor Alakkad

Abdulshakoor Alakkad is a Palestinian writer, producer, and film director from Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. He holds a bachelor’s degree in cinema and TV from Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. His…
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Amna Dmeida

Amna Dmeida

Amna Dmeida is a student of English Literature at the Islamic University and, she says, “a writer who found herself between the lines.” She adds: “I discovered my passion and…
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Duha Hassan

Duha Hassan

Duha Hassan is an English literature and creative writing student at Galway University in Ireland. She has experience in writing, translation, community work, and educational initiatives. She has worked with…
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Sajeda Abu Hjear

Sajeda Abu Hjear

Sajeda Abu Hjear is an English translation student at the Islamic University of Gaza. Her dream is to become someone who adds value to society and to be a teacher…
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Rawan Wajdi Jouda

Rawan Wajdi Jouda

Rawan Wajdi Jouda is a writer and a graduate of the Faculty of Arts, Translation Department, at the Islamic University of Gaza. Current as of January 2026
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Alaa Dmeida

Alaa Dmeida

Alaa Dmeida is an English literature student at the Islamic University. She believes in this sentence: “Not every freedom fighter is a person who carries a gun; you can fight…
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Ahmed Mushtaha

Ahmed Mushtaha

Ahmed Mushtaha lives in Gaza. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mobile application design and programming at University College of Applied Sciences. Ahmed completed five levels of the Cambridge…
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