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Palestinian students attend their graduation ceremony in Birzeit University near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday June 3, 2011. Photo by Issam Rimawi (APA Images).

My Mother Won’t See Me Graduate

Shahad Ali

October 17 2024 - English

Photo is of the author's grandmother

My Grandmother’s Persistence from Birth in Bayt Daras to Death in Gaza

Shahad Ali

October 09 2024 - English

A Palestinian child eats bread in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza on June 05, 2024. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Craving Our Mother’s Shawarma

Shahad Ali

September 09 2024 - English

A child sits near a tree at an olive grove near the al-Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Imagine With Me For A While

Shahad Ali

August 09 2024 - English

(Photo by Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Separated During Genocide: To Lose and Reunite With Family Amidst Bombing

Shahad Ali

July 23 2024 - English

DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA - JUNE 6: Palestinians stand on a road as black smoke and flames rise over a building following the Israeli attacks in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

I Closed My Eyes and Walked Over Dead Bodies. Horror. Horror.

Shahad Ali

July 12 2024 - English