we are not numbers

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

Can a woman from Gaza have career ambitions?

COVID has placed my life on pause.

A thank you letter to a teacher who taught me life.

Just when I thought I should give up dreaming, hope comes.

I read about the refugees still flooding the world. Their story is my story.

New Year's Eve is a time for wishes, and these are mine.

When I fall asleep while studying, my brain and my heart flee to another land.

I used to think I could touch the stars, reach for the moon, and slide down the rainbow.

So many of my English students in Gaza have lost their passion, the ability to dream. I see it as my job to try to awaken it once again.