exit wounds
I wasn’t there
when my grandparents
were shuffled, guns to their backs,
into a catastrophe they wouldn’t see the end of.
I wasn’t there
when my father held
a handgun to his temple & pulled
the trigger, loosing …
Songs of the Sunbirds
Plastic Houses / Partial Survival
Plastic Houses – بيوت بلاستيكية
في رحلة نزوحي .. ذهب بنا المسار الى جامعتي للحصول على مكان للإيواء .. كان من المصادفة ان المبنى الذي اقمنا فيه مخيمنا هو مبنى الفنون الجميلة .. مبنى تخصصي الجامعي .. اختلطت مشاعري بين …
The Land and Eve
The Land was Eden, and I was Eve
And the forbidden fruit hung there,
like a seductive sin
a godless crime
and an unforgivable wish
I heard the snake hissing in my ear,
“Leave,
Go and live
a better life.”…
When Celebration is Survival: Palestine Sunbirds at Mardi Gras
We have a thing for birds in our family.
Small, crooked birdhouses have dotted the fig tree in my parents’ backyard for as long as I can remember.
My father once startled me when he shouted with sheer excitement to …
Songs of the Sunbirds
“Songs of the Sunbirds” cover art by Tamara Al-Barq
Recipes
Auntie Arwa’s Palestinian Mini Cookbook by Arwa Ghannam
Teta’s Mane’eesh Recipe by Noor V. Aerbay
Maqluba Recipe by Tahani Ali
Art/Video
“To the Cousin from Yaffa” by Yara Ghabayen
“Settler …
Israel is Cancer
This video was shot while visiting Palestinian cities, towns, and camps, where I witnessed both the beauty of Palestine and the violations done by the Israeli occupation.
Music by Shalabi Younis and Ghazal Ghrayeb
My name is Nagham Ayyad, and
When the Birds Joined In
When the outside world got real quiet at the start of the pandemic in 2020, the birds came out in the city. It was the morning when I heard the birds chirping outside my window that I noticed how quiet …
The wall is the first thing you see
This is me infront of the wall of apartheid.
I went there to witness the harsh truth that confronts us. Take a look at the Palestinian symbols drawn, the Palestinian flag, and the names of martyrs and prisoners. All of …
To the Cousin from Yaffa
8×8, watercolor on paper
At the start of the aggression, my friend Rafi Saqer was one of the people that helped me stay hopeful. They gave me a sense of family away from home and reminded me the importance of …
Settler Colonialism in the Heart of Hebron City
This video shows many pictures and shots from the Old City of Hebron, which is occupied by the Israeli army and where settlers established settlements in the homes of the people of the Old City. Also, the video shows many …
