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WANN

we are not numbers

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

Tag: family

A variety of foods on a plate.

Ramadan suffering amid war

Two years in a row, we have struggled to enjoy the holy month despite displacement, scarcity, and disrupted traditions.
Khaled Al-Qershali
  • Gaza Strip
Man pulling cart, loaded with large container of water, along sandy street.

Clinging to survival

As I reflect on my family’s experiences during Israel’s war against Gaza, I ask myself: Where is the world?
Waseem Abd Al-Nabi
  • Gaza Strip
A serious-looking man in a suit.

Eternal in our hearts – my uncle and his children

Abd Al-Salam’s family was torn in half by an Israeli airstrike, leaving two children without their playmates or father.
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
  • 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
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
Karam.

Karam and the war

Imagine what it is like for a 5-year-old child to suddenly lose his family — his safety and shield from the world!
Sara Serria
  • Gaza Strip
Three young adult sisters.

A lone survivor

A mother is plagued by the memory of the massacre that killed her family when they were at home together, ready to sit down to lunch.
Fayha’ Shalash
  • West Bank
A bedroom with a broken window and glass shards on the bed.

An airstrike changed my perspective on life

Despite the chaos surrounding us, the most important thing was that I still had my husband and daughter beside me.
Heleena Darwish
  • Gaza Strip
An older woman with hijab and someone's arm around her shoulder.

Reunited forever

The entire family of my Aunt Sanaa was killed, one after the other.
Nadera Raied Mushtha
  • Gaza Strip
Ayoung man with trimmed beard looking forward.

Family reunion

Omar turned his head up to the sky / his heart aching / for his murdered brother’s family.
Dina Suhail Al-Ejil
  • Gaza Strip
A two-story white stone house with trees in front.

An ordinary yet beloved house, reduced to rubble

My grandmother’s home is gone, but the real wreckage is in my heart.
Ghada Abu Muaileq
  • Gaza Strip
Man holding baby in air next to sea; wife is behind him looking at the baby.

A father’s grief

In one Israeli airstrike, Abu Fadi lost ‘everything worth living for.’
Fatima Elzahraa Marwan Shaat