we are not numbers

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

Tag: Israeli aggression (2021)

Who will pay for the 20 years we lost?

My family will replace the trees destroyed by Israeli missiles, but we cannot reclaim the years spent nurturing them.

Yousef Maher Dawas

January 14, 2023

My home

This place, where a wall can burst in, a table fly and spin, glass shatter faster than a flinch?

August 20, 2022

A chance encounter with my teacher—and a tree

I met my former teacher on the street, and wanted to cry when I heard his tragic news. But he also had a surprise for me.

March 19, 2022