The world learned of Rafah only when it burst with blood and destruction, when its people overflowed with pain and exhaustion. You knew it through the massacre, not through the life that once pulsed within it.

In Palestine, art has transformed since the Nakba into an existential weapon against erasure and forgetfulness. The drawings of Naji al-Ali, the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s posters, refugee camp murals, and diaspora songs all built a visual and sonic narrative that never stopped resonating, despite oppression and displacement.

Recognizing women’s right to be central voices in memory and justice is not a feminist luxury, it is a condition for survival. For the wombs that have become archives of life and death are the ones telling the world: We are here... and we will not be erased.

Gazans face shameful international silence. Journalists are killed, aid is blocked, while major capitals release only tepid statements of “concern.” This silence only strengthens Gazans’ determination to make their voices heard, as if to say to the world: If you won’t listen, we will force you to see.

Even the roads cry out, “I am suffering.” Once green, they are now barren deserts. Trash heaps have found their place along the way. You hold your breath to avoid the stench, yet it seeps into your lungs through your skin, making you nauseous. Sewage flows beside you; you try to dodge the splashes, to keep your clothes clean, but your face can’t hide its disgust, disgust at everything, at being part of the suffering, at the state of a land your heart will never get used to.

By Shatha Barhoush In a time when pens are asked to paint rainbows, I find myself unable to decorate reality with false colors. I am not...

Despite all hardships, Gaza’s women remain a source of inspiration. I see them studying, working, finding ways to survive, and helping each other through the harshest moments. Some have lost homes or loved ones, yet they never lose the ability to rise. They teach us that strength does not come from easy circumstances but from a heart full of hope. Each day, they prove they are the true foundation of a cohesive society, and that empowering them is not optional, it is the path

Image: Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu Agency/IMAGO Nisaba Media - (Berlin, Germany) Germany's longstanding support for Israel has been a...

Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters For decades, donating blood has symbolized Palestinian solidarity in the war-torn coastal enclave,...