donate
subscribe
get involved
contact us
shop
WANN

we are not numbers

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

Tag: displacement/evacuation

Several tents on a dust-filled street.

Finding home in the ashes

Returning after the ceasefire was like returning to the place of the ghosts.
Nadera Raied Mushtha
  • Gaza Strip
Three women, from behind, at the beach staring at the sea.

The Dynamic Trio’s reunion

Meeting my two best friends after wartime separation, I wondered: Had the horrors of war changed our friendship?
Esraa Abo Qamar
  • Gaza Strip
A large family sitting down to a meal at a table.

The war took the warmth out of our family gatherings

We were able to get together over the past 15 months, but fear and uncertainty dominated over affection and bonding.
Deema Fayyad
  • Gaza Strip
A house with soot on its exterior indicating it has been burned.

The announcement of the ceasefire

Celebration, long-overdue crying, and an accounting of loss accompanied the moment when the bombs stopped falling.
Iman Ibraheem Abo Qamar
  • Gaza Strip
Cooking pasta.

Making meals and a sense of home during the war

Preparing food involved hours of work, making do with sparse ingredients, and improvised dining.
Rifqa Hijazi
  • Gaza Strip
A destroyed home, with rubble all around.

The wind echoes through its walls

Much of Tel Al-Hawa, the neighborhood I call home, has been destroyed. But people are returning with plans to rebuild.
Mariam Mushtaha
  • Gaza Strip
Older man with swollen feet sitting inside a tent.

Shelterless Palestinians brave harsh winter in the open

Returning displaced families struggle with destruction, harsh weather, and limited aid despite ceasefire.
Ahmed Dremly
  • Gaza Strip
A handwritten diary entry in a spiral notebook.

Whispers of return

My diary records my denial, fear, and fragile hope — until the ceasefire holds and home beckons.
Sara Nabil Hegy
  • Gaza Strip
Children in a makeshift classroom.

Our makeshift classroom

Teaching gave me purpose during war when I transformed a room in the house where I was displaced into a small school.
Ohood Nassar
  • Gaza Strip
Smoke from missiles in a nightsky.

Surviving war in North Gaza

My family refused to leave home until forced, sought refuge in multiple schools, and then returned to our damaged home.
Nour Abo Aisha
  • Gaza Strip
A girl lying on a hospital bed with a leg in a brace.

Enduring the siege of Al-Shifa while injured

At the hospital for treatment, Om Abdullah and her two daughters became trapped in Israel’s attack on the complex.
Asma Abu Amra
    A destroyed bedroom with a hole in the wall.

    Displaced again!

    My family has been displaced four times, each time bringing us closer to death. What will happen next time?
    Salsabeel AbuLoghod