The Museum of Gush Etzion

Dina Awwad-Srour

The occupational system holds us all to its endless bureaucratic and security laws. In this revealing story, Awwad takes you along with her daily reality—the unfathomable insanity of Gush Etzion.

Apr 17,2024

The Nameless Soldiers that Kill Us & the Palestinian Call for Abolition

By Nicki Kattoura

Today, on Palestinian Prisoners' Day, the words of Nicki Kattoura resonate as we stand up against the systemic violations of human rights in occupation prisons. By highlighting the impunity of both the state of Israel and its anonymous individual soldiers, Kattoura invites us to embrace an abolitionist approach to our struggle. He argues that “...we are not interested in reforming a brutal occupation, we are committed to abolishing it.” And so we stick to our demands and scream as loud as we can: Free free Palestine.

Apr 05,2024

The Specter of the Palestinian State

Translated by Hazem Jamjoum

Kanafani’s resistance as a writer and a politician is still felt today. This translation of his 1971 essay on the Palestinian “failed” state allows us to reflect on our current leadership from a historical perspective. Over the past 55 years, has our resistance movement been successful in resisting “Falasteenistan”, the artificial and collaborator state?

Mar 21,2024

My Crime

By Khalil Sima’an

In his poetry, Sima'an wanders the narrow line between hope and disillusionment. It requires incredible strength to remain steadfast while witnessing the genocide of Palestinians.

Mar 07,2024

The Piano Teacher

By Ramsey Hanhan

This musical and lyrical tale of estrangement by the great Ramsey Hanhan is a mastery of reminiscence of the love and terror that have engulfed Palestinians throughout the decennia.

Jan 27,2024

I Don't Want to Be Civil Anymore

By Mariam Masud

"Civility is the oppressor’s way of policing our behavior. It keeps us docile in the shackles of structures that were never built for us." Masud forces us to consider our own political awakening. Her bold narrative reveals the bravery needed for a colonized people to claim their freedom.

Jan 20,2024

I Write a Poem

By Shahd Wadi

This beautiful homage by Shahd Wadi to her late father, Farouk, is incredibly gripping. A requiem for a poet that reverberates the imperative of writing for a Free Palestine.

Jan 08,2024

Lost at Sea

By Masa Faddah

A moving elegy to resistance; in the face of oppression, Faddah's poetry is a scream for revolution.