Roba Al-Sharif
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi, is a writer and poet from Gaza, Palestine. She is a 19-year-old student of English literature at the Islamic University of Gaza. Through her words, she strives to amplify Gaza’s voice and shed light on stories that are often left untold.
In addition to contributing to We Are Not Numbers (WANN), her work has appeared in prominent outlets including The Electronic Intifada, Mondoweiss, The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, The Palestine Chronicle, The Markaz Review, Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera English, Middle East Eye, The Massachusetts Review, the Institute for Palestine Studies, Prism, the New Arab, The Intercept, Politics Today, and Truthout. Her poetry has also been published by Baladi Magazine and Opol.
Homeland, Love, and Philosophy: An Interview With Palestinian Poet Adel Ramady of Gaza
In September 2023, Palestinian poet Adel Ramady performed his poem, “Repentant of Loving You,” at the Palestinian Center for Culture and Creativity in Gaza. In the poem, he speaks of a …
Laila Kassab: A Beating Heart of Colors in Gaza
Laila Salah Kassab, a visual artist from the city of Rafah, in Gaza, Palestine, has learned to transform pain into colors. In this interview, she speaks to Baladi Magazine‘s Gaza …
GAZA: LETTERS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
I LONG FOR MY OLD WORLD I long for Gaza before the genocide, when winter nights weren’t warmed by heaters, but by my grandfather’s voice threading through the cold, telling …