I urge you to take some time to listen to this February 2026 podcast interview with Ms. Shams Mazen Rajab hosted by the Tortoise Shack, "a hub for some of Ireland’s most creative and curious minds. The podcast world is overflowing with reams of content and but most of it is of little interest at … Continue reading Giving Up Was Never An Option
Shams Mazen Rajab
A Spring in Autumn
This image was generated by ChatGPT based on the poem. This is the third poem by Ms. Shams Mazen Rajab, a young woman who lives in Gaza. In life's budding spring, I find a silent fall,My heart, a hushed lament for worries beyond recall,My soul, a whisper yearning for safety's sheltering wall. Burdens unseen weigh … Continue reading A Spring in Autumn
Stolen Beauty
Image created by ChatGPT based on the text. This is a musical version of a poem written by Shams Mazen Rajab, whose name means "Sun" in English. Shams is a Gaza-based translator, writer, and English teacher, and also teaches the Arabic language to non-native speakers. She is also a student in the (ELT Professionals for … Continue reading Stolen Beauty
“Sun of Hope” by Shams Mazen Rajab
Source: ELT Professionals for Palestine After reading this poem, which was published as a guest post in Letters from Gaza, an ELT Professionals for Palestine's e-newsletter, I was inspired to create two versions of a song using my go-to AI music program with customized prompts. (See the embedded links below for both versions.) Also, below … Continue reading “Sun of Hope” by Shams Mazen Rajab
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