When I Walk in Gaza, I Put My Hands in My Pockets
Ahmad Bassiouny writes from Gaza. Translated by Ibrahim Fawzy.
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Dice
By Gazan writer Nayrouz Qarmout, translated by Sawad Hussain and Perween Richards.
My Eraser is a Memory
Nayrouz Qarmout writes from Gaza
If Gaza were a story
Doaa Mohaisen grew up in Gaza. When she moved to Qatar, she was confronted with 'the fakeness and fragility of the hero narrative'.
Over the sound of the drone
Atef Abu Saif discusses his latest publication - a collection of diary entries from the Gaza Strip - and reports on Gaza's thriving cultural scene.
No more trips to the beach, no more ice cream in Gaza
Ahmed Masoud writes about his son Zino and his trips to the beach in Gaza
Life in War
Nayrouz Qarmout follows her short story for PEN Atlas with a gripping diary piece from the heart of the conflict in Gaza
Umm Ahmed: Newsflash
A rare and incredibly moving piece of fiction from Gaza, from writer and activist Nayrouz Qarmout
PEN Atlas – One Year On
PEN Atlas editor Tasja Dorkofikis looks back at a year of dispatches from around the world, and looks forward to more cutting-edge literature, essays and articles in translation in 2013
Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 3
In her third PEN Atlas despatch, British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh reflects on Palfest, dealing with criticism, and what freedom feels like
Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 2
In this second PEN Atlas despatch from British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh, we are taken deeper into Gaza; into the streets, into darkness.
Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 1
This week the PEN Atlas hears from British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh. In the first despatch, Selma describes her journey into Palestine; the sights, sounds and people she encounters en route.