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

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Tag: Israeli aggression (2023-2024)

A stack of fiction books.

Finding my refuge in books

Characters in novels have fortified me against the chaos I am living in right now and helped me determine how to respond.
Roaa Aladdin Missmeh
  • Gaza Strip
Man with three children standing by a car.

To be a widow in Gaza during a genocide

More than 3,000 women in Gaza have been widowed since October 2023 and face enormous challenges.
Asem Al Jerjawi
    Dr. Refaat Alareer in front of text with "if I must die" in multiple languages.

    Until it passes

    So many of us still / hold our phones, read / your poems — not / losing hope.
    Shahd Ahmad Alnaami
      Smiling child in a wheelchair.

      ‘Mum, my back hurts’: words that changed everything

      My very sick child waits and waits for Israel to permit her to leave Gaza for the medical care she desperately needs.
      Farida Algoul
        Siblings (two male and two female).

        Somaia survives 21 days in the rubble of her home

        A young woman survives both a missile attack that killed family members and a weeks-long siege of her neighborhood.
        Aya Al-Hattab
        • Gaza Strip
        A nurse treats a boy's leg injury.

        Behind the scenes, there’s another war

        Healthcare workers in Gaza fight against immense challenges to care for the injured.
        Faress Arafat
          A woman in a graduation gown.

          Rahaf’s unyielding determination

          A Gazan student defies war’s obstacles to chase her dream of studying medicine.
          Ohood Nassar
            Makeshift tents along a muddy path, with a cold and cloudy sky above.

            Struggling through winter in southern Gaza

            Harsh weather, inadequate shelter, and ongoing attacks create a dire situation that threatens our very survival.
            Huda Skaik
              A sad woman hugging her home.

              Even if…. 

              I imagine our house under the wing of a dragon with all its warmth / Even if all that surrounds us is a tent.
              Esraa Elbanna
                A baby with oxygen being supplied.

                Shattered lives: the silent cries of Gaza’s children

                Three children, three stories of childhood robbed.
                Reem Sleem
                  A boy walking through a market on a sandy road.

                  The mirror

                  The Omar Al-Mokhtar Street market is not the one we knew before the war; now it is a mirror reflecting our souls.
                  Nadera Raied Mushtha
                    A white and silver cat on a bed.

                    Pinky, the best gift ever

                    This heinous war has affected pets like my cat just as painfully and negatively as it has affected Palestinians.
                    Aya Al-Hattab
                    • Gaza Strip