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WANN

we are not numbers

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

Tag: freedom

butterfly landing on flower.

A butterfly can fly everywhere

A butterfly can fly everywhere. / Open your window and look at me!
Batoul Mohamed Hassan Abou Ali
    Cartoon of Palestinian flag with blood dripping from the bottom.

    Freedom to our mother Palestine

    We are living a genocide / They said, “You don't have the right to decide / Just flow with the survival tide”
    Salsabeel AbuLoghod
      Family around cactus with Palestine flag.

      For Palestine: A message for the end of the year

      For Palestine, gaze upon destiny’s tree / This testimony is about all of you, not only me…
      Rahaf Abuzarifa

        The great Palestinian prison break

        The prisoners' achievement gave hope to Palestinians all over the world, who saw what it means to not give up.
        Maram Tharwat Elhelou

          An anguished cry for freedom

          Caged birds in Palestine sing of freedom.
          Khalid Dader

            I wish I were a bird!

            Oh, to be a bird and fly above the creeping march of viruses!
            Asmaa Rafiq Kuheil

              My journey as a woman

              I choose to fight for my own identity, my own place in society.
              Mona AlMsaddar

                The fight for freedom knows no limits

                The Palestinian says, “Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”
                Saja Jaber Al-Moghair

                  A letter to God, from lockdown

                  In the end, there is no way to escape the demons.
                  Basman Derawi
                  • Gaza Strip
                  • Diaspora

                  The light at the end of the tunnel

                  I look ahead and I see a glimmer. Or do I?
                  Rawand Alagha
                  • Gaza Strip

                  Slap of the century

                  This old hajja keeps rebelling.
                  Haneen Abo Soad

                    God is not a hairdesser

                    God is about heart, not hair or dress.
                    Basman Derawi
                    • Gaza Strip
                    • Diaspora