Gaza refugee Maryam Hasanat has written this autobiographical story about trying to survive from October 7th, 2023 until the end of the second ceasefire and Eid al-Fitr 2025. Edited by Eros Salvatore.
Read on Dissident Voice: Mary of Palestine
Medicine and Martyrs tells the story of my nearly year long friendship with Mohammed Kassab, a nineteen-year-old Gaza refugee, who hopes to become a doctor. Published by Dissident Voice magazine.
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Below: Mohammed and his sister Mona on the left. Mohammed’s sister Massa on the right.
Maryam Hasanat, a student of famed Palestinian author Refaat Alareer, and a Gaza a refugee tries to survive a complicated pregnancy and find freedom for her family in The Fates of Gaza, published by Dissident Voice magazine.
This is my latest article. It was supposed to be titled The Israeli and the Refugee but ended up being published with the log line: An Oct 7th Survivor Meets a Gaza Refugee. It follows Noy, whose brother Hayim was killed by Hamas on Oct 7th. (both of them had strong pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist views), as Noy tries to meet with Gaza refugee Alaa Jamal online.
The top photo is of Noy, their mother Hannah and brother Hayim.
The bottom photo is of the widow Alaa Jamal and her two children. The photos depict the discrepancy in wealth of both families that has been exasperated by the conflict.
Former Israeli soldier Rotem Levin went from tossing grenades into a Palestinian village to living in one. Former Palestinian resistance fighter Osama Iliwat went from spending time in Israeli prisons to hosting Israeli peace activists in the West Bank. Now, both split their time between working with Israeli youth facing military service and traveling worldwide to promote their unique, detailed plan for peace. This is their story.
An Israeli Soldier and a Palestinian Fighter Make Peace
My story The Greatest Man in Gaza has been published in Dissident Voice. It follows Muslim refugee Omar Skaik as he tries to protect his family, help other refugees and maintain relationships with his Christian friends in Gaza. Donation link at the end of the story.
The newest story in my Glimpses of Gaza series, The Cats of Gaza, has been published by Dissident Voice, an independent political journal. It follows the story of Salah El Din Youssef as he takes care of the stray cats of Gaza with his family.
You can help take care of the cats of Gaza by donating to Salah’s family here:
My story The Canine and the Refugee, about a married refugee who relies on a friendly dog to keep him company while he endures being separated from his wife and children, has been published in Dissident Voice.
Gaza’s Last Fairytale has been published by Dissident Voice, an online political magazine. An updated version was published on Z Network here. It describes my 2024 interactions with Alaa Jamal, a widowed mother in Gaza who has suffered more than most Gaza refugees, but found a way to pick herself off the ground and start contributing to rebuilding Gaza.
You can donate to Alaa Jamal’s Go Fund Me campaign here
Fatima’s Family is Going to Die is my fourth story in the Glimpses of Gaza series published by Z Network.
It chronicles the daily struggles of a young woman named Fatima Jamal, as she struggles with the deaths of her relatives. You will find a Go Fund Me link to help her at the bottom of the article as well as here.
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