“Why my existence they so fear/they wish I leave and disappear?” A poem by Gaza writer Fidaa Abuassi on the dislocation of exile and colonization

On the entire planet, there is no place available where both families could get…

Well, I need to share with you some news about Gaza, my home. I haven’t…

The author’s pregnant sister and her husband My life story in its great detail is…

The leaves give a crunch as I step onto them. Lost in the beauty of…

Yes, I am not a common person. I have been uniquely burdened with aches, pains…

The inside of Gaza’s international airport, wrecked by Israeli air strikes (Photo: Free Gaza/Flickr) And…

From Fidaa Abu Assi’s blog Gaza in Words. Look me in the eye. Do I…

I have never celebrated Thanksgiving, nor have I given its concept much thought, for I,…

Life in Gaza seems to many somehow disappointing. This is what most people think, but…