we are not numbers

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

Despite the bombs raining down on our heads, leaving the lives we knew buried deep in rubble, we chose to be married.

The crowds, the markets, the sea, the schools, the celebrations: So much of Gaza is gone but forever in our memories.

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

The cost of child marriage: Wala was in 10th grade when she was married off. And now, at 17, she is the mother of twins.

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

Every culture is unique, but love is universal.

I married at the age of 19 and began discovering both the heartbreak and the joy it would bring me.

Love and marriage in Palestine are unique in some respects, but what's most important is the same everywhere.

My eyes see now; I can’t close them to the scene that is my life.

Girls and women have a tough time in Gaza; not only must they live under blockade and threat of war, but they also face marginalization by men.