Photos of artwork courtesy of the author. “I will carry my soul in my palm,And cast it into the abyss of death, Either a life that pleases a friend,or a death that angers an enemy.” When I asked my uncle Khader Shaat, 47, about the poetry verse that he inscribed on the embroidered, handmade notebook about 30 years ago in Asqalan Israeli prison, he told me...
In January 1990, the sun had yet to shine. Grandma Iftikar, then a 54-year-old woman, was standing in front of four fully-armed soldiers. Unafraid of getting shot in the head, she slapped one of them. They didn’t even bat an eye and kept walking. Helplessly, she stood there watching as they dragged a 20-year-old young man along with them. They took her beloved...
Palestine on Lock:Israeli Occupation From the walls of an Israeli prison to the imprisoning air of Israeli occupation in Gaza. by BASMA ADHAM ALBAYED June 27, 2023 ABOLITION WEEK On the night before their release, Palestinian prisoners put their clothes, toothbrushes, and photo albums into plastic bags as they prepare to finally see the sun and their family...