we are not numbers

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

Tag: love/marriage

The love that doesn’t burn

His fiancée’s steadfastness helped Khaled Al-Zard recover after an Israeli bomb destroyed his shop and his dreams.

Rola Ameen Al-Dremly

Gaza Strip

March 13, 2025

Holding on to the one I lost

Gaza has become the city where happiness is snatched away without warning, where love and death walk hand in hand.

Anonymous

December 14, 2024

A wedding and condolences

A swarm of birds appears suddenly at a marriage celebration. But where are they when the family turns to mourning?

Tala Herzallah

September 29, 2024

Love amidst chaos

Malik and Hind’s love story takes an unexpected turn amidst the turmoil of war in Gaza.

Samah A. Abuishaiba

April 22, 2024

Pablo my dog, pure love, and loss

I worked very hard to be a good owner to my dog Pablo, but it wasn’t enough. He had to go, leaving me heartbroken.

Hossam Wail Abo-Shammallah

September 25, 2022

Your eyes are poetry

In your eyes, the stars/Pierce my heart /Cutting through my hopes/Tearing them apart.

Shahd Safi

Gaza Strip
Diaspora

August 5, 2022

Tears of gold

I found a love, given for free.I never really had to search...

Amana Diab

April 30, 2022

Lost dreams

They say "all is fair in love and war"....except in Gaza.

Fadi O. Al-Naji

March 23, 2022

Gaza weddings: Love or pomp?

COVID-19 offers a way to marry without bankrupting the groom.

Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman

June 6, 2020

Romance, Gaza style

Every culture is unique, but love is universal.

Israa Mohammed Jamal

April 24, 2020

Be my home

This is the way I want to feel about the soulmate I hope to find.

Khaled Al-Ostath

January 31, 2020

God is not a hairdesser

God is about heart, not hair or dress.

Basman Derawi

Gaza Strip
Diaspora

January 20, 2020