we are not numbers

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

Tag: Oct 2023 war on Gaza

We welcomed in the new year, and it was really good — until Oct. 7. Will 2024 continue the misery?
Death is closer every day. Nowhere is safe. We are grateful to live just this moment.
The brutality of Israel’s attack on Gaza is prefigured in the anime series Attack on Titan that first aired in 2013.
Today, Essa welcomes Ouda / at the door of Jannah.
Gazans without electricity or gas get creative so they can bake bread and heat water.
Helping to run a food distribution program not only fills an urgent need but also provides a sense of purpose.
For Palestine, gaze upon destiny’s tree / This testimony is about all of you, not only me…
What were my wishes for the new year?  /  What were my grandfather’s wishes in 1949 / after the Nakba?
This house was a dream for my parents — their comfort zone and where friends, neighbors and relatives would gather.
You asked me to undress / I took off my shirt / Wasn't that enough?
But in my current abnormal life in Gaza under bombardment, it’s a rainy day that's beyond dreary.
This year, Santa chose to enter Gaza / Amid the bombing, the fractured homes / Blown storefronts, shattered clinics....