I’m pleased to share the work of Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi, a prolific Palestinian writer, poet, and editor from Gaza.

She writes on her website: “Born in 2006, I am completing a BA in English Literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, dedicated to amplifying Gaza’s voice and bringing to light stories too often left untold.

My work has been featured in leading international platforms, including The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, The Intercept, The Nation, Literary Hub(Lit Hup), Truthout, Jewish Currents, Middle East Eye, The New Arab, Middle East Monitor, Mondoweiss, The Markaz Review, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, The Electronic Intifada, We Are Not Numbers(WANN), The Palestine Chronicle, The Institute for Palestine Studies, Prism, Palestine Deep Dive, Politics Today, Social Text, The Massachusetts Review, ArabLit Quarterly, Baladi Magazine, Opol, Illuminated Cities, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Resilient Voices, Voices from Gaza, The University Times, The Progressive Magazine, and Coastal Lines Press. I serve as an editor for Baladi Magazine, where I combine my passion for writing and editing to elevate voices that need to be heard.”

MAA