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

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Tag: language/literature

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
A library room with a vaulted ceiling.

Al-Khidr Library, my lost sanctuary

In Gaza books were my refuge; they had a special smell and distinctly flavored pages that I could taste with my eyes.
Reem Sleem
    Embroidery of butterflies.

    The chaos of the world has rendered me speechless

    Words once poured out of me like butterflies flying from the inside. No longer.
    Dana Besaiso
      Interior of an abandoned theatre

      All of Gaza’s a stage

      Child and adult actors rehearse the script of a tragic drama not of their choosing and perform it repeatedly.
      Haneen Alisawi