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

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Tag: trauma

Young man on beach at night.

Face offs with death

The spectre of death comes stalking too often in Gaza.
Ramez Musmar
    Boy waiting on Gaza street.

    Is this peace that I’m feeling?

    “We make war so that we may live in peace,” said Aristotle. Yet from Gaza to Jenin, war does not always lead to peace.
    Hamza N. Ibrahim
      Man and child sleeping in rough shelter.

      A new day to die

      The ashes on the backyard flower/Makes a puzzle only a Gazan/Could easily figure.
      Qasem Waleed El-Farra

        The sky is no longer safe

        What’s the effect of all the drones and F16s, laden with missiles, flying above Gazan children?
        Dima Maher Ashour
          fish in fishbowl on ocean shore.

          Aftershocks of Gaza

          Surviving siege and wars is a blessing. Leaving both behind is a luxury.
          Tala Shurrab
            shadow of boy climbing ladder

            Forced to relive the past five wars

            I had barely begun to climb up from the trauma of the 2021 Gaza war when I got knocked back down the ladder.
            Abdallah Wael Nasrallah
              sandy feet.

              It will never be the same

              A nice time at the beach, then bombs, then the trauma. I ask you this: should teens be thinking about death?
              Karam Jad

                The Jabaliya massacre: Heaven embraces five angels

                Mohamed was a pure child and excelled in his studies. His dream was to be an engineer, but now he is a martyr.
                Hamza Salha
                  A martyr and her son

                  One more martyr’s story

                  Alaa al-Tahrawi, who died in Israel's August 2022 attack on Gaza, was beloved by her son, husband, uncle, and many others.
                  Abdallah Aljazzar
                    Backpack and essential items.

                    A bachelor’s degree in war

                    I have learned that war brings not just loss itself, but also a preoccupation with losses that could occur.
                    Afaf Alnajjar
                      Rafah beach with explosion in background.

                      Fridays are for family, not for war

                      And yet war recurred in Gaza once again, causing many of us to dream of a safer place, a haven free of fear.
                      Khaled Mohammed Alhajahmed
                        woman weeping

                        Déjà vu, in black and white

                        With my eyes closed, I see my younger self, a panic-stricken six-year-old child asking, “When will it end?”
                        Malak Reyad Alhaw