Palestinians abroad often have to prove their national identity and endure “neutral” academic settings that neglect their reality.
Despite my terrifying experiences in Gaza under war, my responsibility to love and care for others keeps me centered.
Exiled Gazan musicians find healing and connection far from home by performing together with international artists.
A young artist’s development, both as a painter and as a dentist, has been stymied by Israel’s war on Gaza.
Despite barriers, Gaza had a music scene before the war.
A Gazan who travels to Egypt for work purposes finds himself trapped away from family and in anguish about their fate.
From each side of Gaza’s closed border, Danah and Roaa connect via WhatsApp to process the changes in their lives.
Sometimes you have to leave your home, your relatives, even all your precious things, and dare to start again.
I got a call my beloved friend was killed. / May God grant him peace. / I hung up and went to sleep.
To leave the Strip, I left my family, crossed a checkpoint, and spent weeks in a tent. The decision still haunts me.
In a corner of our rented third-story house / Clay stuck to straw / A home for a future family
A new life in Qatar comes with guilt, an inability to enjoy simple things, mourning for what’s lost — and also hope.
