we are not numbers

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

Brushing teeth, combing hair, and bathing become immense challenges for civilians living through war.

O Gaza, thou art sick. / The visible worm that dares / to come in the raging storm ...

Nine days of terror end with a terrifying confrontation with IDF soldiers and a forced displacement to the south.

A mother refused to let her son risk danger by going to the aid trucks bringing flour. Her intuition proved correct.

Denied an airport, Gazans must endure a long and brutal land journey to cross their border.

Obediently, we stay at home....gloomy, fatigued and sweltering.

All I wanted was some CDs and books. But nothing is simple in Gaza.

Quarantine has been our life.

My grandma finally got to visit Jerusalem...Will I have to wait until I'm 60?