Gaza’s poets never stopped writing
5 February 2025
Poets in a camp in Deir al-Balah gather to recite their work amid Israel’s cultural genocide. Read more about Gaza’s poets never stopped writing
Literature
Some things we can never rebuild
28 August 2024
The library I inherited from my father and spent a lifetime building was destroyed by Israel. Read more about Some things we can never rebuild
“You can do it. Strengthen your heart.”
12 July 2024
Dr. Refaat taught his students how to think critically and apply these skills to life. Read more about “You can do it. Strengthen your heart.”
Sambac searches for “home in exile”
23 June 2023
From Gaza to Ohio to London, Heba Hayek writes her way through a diasporic existence. Read more about Sambac searches for “home in exile”
Gaza through a poet's eyes
15 July 2022
Poet Mosab Abu Toha on his debut book and the founding of Gaza’s first public English-language library. Read more about Gaza through a poet's eyes
A murder-mystery set in Gaza, with a bookish bent
20 June 2022
In Ahmed Masoud’s novel, a woman sets out to uncover the mystery of her husband’s disappearance during the 2014 Shujaiya massacre. Read more about A murder-mystery set in Gaza, with a bookish bent
Nostalgia with a political edge
25 July 2017
In “Water & Salt,” poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha finds a clear voice in her second language. Read more about Nostalgia with a political edge
Palestine's overshadowed poet brought to life on stage
15 July 2017
An outstanding range of emotion in Amer Hlehel’s one-man show on the life of Taha Muhammad Ali. Read more about Palestine's overshadowed poet brought to life on stage
A time capsule for a harrowing past
12 June 2017
Book by Syrian filmmaker recalls Palestinian refugee camp shortly before infamous massacre. Read more about A time capsule for a harrowing past
The robust world of the great Druze poet
3 January 2017
Samih al-Qasim is considered one of the two major Palestinian poetic voices of the last half of the 20th century. Read more about The robust world of the great Druze poet