we are not numbers

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

You heard of making lemonade from lemons when times are hard? This is the Gaza version.

You heard of making lemonade from lemons when times are hard? This is the Gaza version.

You heard of making lemonade from lemons when times are hard? This is the Gaza version.

With every step I took closer to the fence, it felt as if we were only meters away from death.

Due to the regular Israeli incursions over the border, farmers such as Abu Mohammed lives lives of uncertainty and fear.