Over 16,000 housing units were damaged during the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, and 1,800 units were completely destroyed. While that destruction is immense, what those numbers don’t capture is what else was lost in those places — the irreplaceable photos, keepsakes, and possessions and that made each a home.

My IVF journey coincided with the last war in Gaza. I had no idea I would be fearing for my life as I was trying to become a parent.

Egyptian novelist, physician, sociologist and global activist Nawal El Saadawi died on 21 March 2021 at the age of 89.

Being a foreigner in Palestine is complicated and Nora Lester Murad’s latest book collects essays from the men and women who found themselves living in Palestine, navigating both their privilege and the occupation.

Madeline Jabara, 20, is the latest Palestinian woman to be killed in a suspected case of femicide, allegedly beaten to death by her father after calling her mother to wish her a happy Eid holiday. “There is no free country without free women,” writes Asil Shatilla.

Friends warned Sabreen al-Jabary opening a dress shop in the Gaza Strip was risky as the shopfront, her home, is located in a far from upscale or middle class areas. Her house is next to a cemetery. Customers would be hard to arrange. But she has no choice.