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Samah ZaqoutWritings from the heart of Gaza
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May Day becomes a mayday for survival
May 29, 2024: Children and youth in Gaza cling to whatever reminds them of their childhood, playing volleyball in the yard of their school-turned-shelter. Photo: Samah Zaqout
In Gaza, May has always been a set of obligations dressed up as...
When silence screams
The window ledge of my grandfather’s house, our first shelter, was covered in dust and rubble after the house across the street was bombed. I wrote the message on it. Photo: Samah Zaqout
They’ve stopped. For now. No bombs for 10 minutes. F...
My grandfather passed away during this "war"
Mahmoud Orouq was born in Al-Majdal in 1944 and passed away in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp in March 2024.
My grandfather Mahmoud Orouq never accepted his exile. He never wanted to leave his home in the Beach refugee camp, where he had lived for...
Rooted yet lost
A walk in the Gaza Strip no longer brings comfort; it deepens the pain. Photo: Samah Zaher Zaqout
On January 15, 2025, I sat with my nine-member family in a dimly lit room in northern Gaza, the last place we took shelter after a year and t...
Famine, Fear, and the Fight for Bread
Al-A’elat Bakery (Families Bakery), Al-Naser Street, western part of North Gaza (1 April 2025). The bakery is considered the most famous in Gaza. Photo by Samah Zaqout.
What If We Had Stayed?
In Gaza, getting white bread is a rare comfort...
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