we are not numbers

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

The hardest part of the evacuation is when you close the door behind you; that’s when you start to worry about what is ahead.

A graduate student in Denmark worries constantly about his family back in Gaza and the unfairness of it all.

A family moves from home to a friend’s house, to a hospital, and back home again—but doesn’t feel safe anywhere.

I ask God, How are you? / I am sad, of course, he says.