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

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Tag: motherhood

Child covered in dirt and bleeding.

Where were you, Mama?

They burned me, Mama / My heart was crying / Because my eyes melted / From the fire.
Nadera Raied Mushtha
    inside of a white tent.

    How life changed for Gazans amid ongoing genocide

    Farmers, students, mothers: All of them have experienced a year of displacement and a year lost.
    Dima Maher Ashour
      Young man flying kite from roof of building in Palestine.

      Once upon a grave

      Once / upon a night / I lost my son.
      Eman Al-astal
        Four preschool-age chldren sitting in a row.

        You are our last hope   

        From her perspective as a mother and educator, a Gazan woman considers the sources of suffering and pleads for help.
        Areej Kassab
          Little boy hugging his mother at a public event.

          A lifetime worth of love ripped away in a heartbeat

          A young son’s strong attachment to his mother cannot protect him from the violence of Israel’s bombs on Gaza.
          Alaa Mahdi Kudaih
            A young man in graduation gown embraced by his mother, outdoors around other people.

            ‘Shine like a diamond in the sky’

            A Gazan mother’s commandment to her children outlives Israel’s bombardment on her family.
            Ahmad Sultan Wuhidi
              A young adult daughter adjusting the helmet on her mother, who is wearing a PRESS vest.

              The blue fighter

              A helmet, a press vest, and a strong heart is what makes a journalist – and a target for the Israeli forces.
              Nowar Diab
                Swaddled baby

                Giving birth during war: ‘I could hear my flesh ripping’

                Women in Gaza are experiencing miscarriages, births without anesthesia, preterm deliveries, and neonatal deaths.
                Eman Alhaj Ali
                  Palestinian woman crying, surrounded by red flowers and a dove.

                  The whole world is silent

                  I am so disappointed as I see no country is taking a move to help us! Please take a move to end this!
                  Noor Yacoubi

                    Racism, sexism and bloodlines

                    I was born in Lebanon, but government ministers do everything they can to make me feel like I'm "illegitimate."
                    Huda Dawood

                      The mother

                      The Palestinian mother is the backbone of the family, and the sorrow she must bear is more than most can imagine. But she bears it with pride and dignity.
                      Abdalrahim Abuwarda

                        Laya’s first Eid

                        What kind of world will my daughter grow up in?
                        Haya El-Refai