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International scholarships offer a lifeline to students in Gaza. But some worry it could lead to ‘forced academic exile.’

Athar Ihab Abu Samra
International scholarships offer a lifeline to students in Gaza. But some worry it could lead to ‘forced academic exile.’

Families left behind in Gaza: The silent pain of separation

Ahmad Abushawish
Families left behind in Gaza: The silent pain of separation

Gaza hangs between relief and uncertainty after the ceasefire

Hassan Abo Qamar
Gaza hangs between relief and uncertainty after the ceasefire

Palestinian women in Gaza continue to endure the impossible

Heleena Darwish
Palestinian women in Gaza continue to endure the impossible

The free and the departed: When Gaza’s hostages return to a changed homeland

Hassan Abo Qamar
The free and the departed: When Gaza’s hostages return to a changed homeland

Gaza once held our stories. Now we carry its memories. 

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
Gaza once held our stories. Now we carry its memories. 

In a world shattered by bombs and fear, our love for Gaza’s cats was a light that refused to go out

Lamar Alhuwaiti
In a world shattered by bombs and fear, our love for Gaza’s cats was a light that refused to go out

Israel calls us ‘human animals,’ never understanding that our bond with animals is the deepest proof of our humanity

Hend Salama Abo Helow
Israel calls us ‘human animals,’ never understanding that our bond with animals is the deepest proof of our humanity

Two years of genocide have left us ravaged, but our hope for Gaza will never be stifled

Shaimaa Eid
Two years of genocide have left us ravaged, but our hope for Gaza will never be stifled

‘My body is as besieged as my city’: Israel’s blockade drives Palestinians into daily negotiations with their dignity

Mariam Mohammed Al-Khateeb
‘My body is as besieged as my city’: Israel’s blockade drives Palestinians into daily negotiations with their dignity

For Rama, my partner in dreams. I write because she cannot.

Eman Ghassan Abu Zayed
For Rama, my partner in dreams. I write because she cannot.

How Israel stole childhood in Gaza

Ahmad Abushawish
How Israel stole childhood in Gaza