“Sometimes a homeland becomes a tale. We love the story because it is about our homeland and we love our homeland even… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“Gaza Writes Back' provides conclusive evidence that telling stories is an act of life, that telling stories is resistance, and that telling stories shapes… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a homeland becomes a tale. We love the story because it is about our homeland and we love our homeland even more because… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“Of all the people around me, you know best that it takes two to complete a story; it always does” — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“What to tell you? Gaza is frustrating these days—well, these years. It’s a good exercise in patience, at least.” — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“It is when darkness prevails that I sit by the window to look past all those electricity-free houses, smell the sweet scent of a… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“So many times, I tried to imagine how he would look like and always ended up believing he is no more than a faceless… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“I am, day after day, falling in love with the years that dwell in his wrinkled face and the memories of the old days… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“A picture is not going to be like a stone that has been subjected to the rain and the heat and the cold and… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“I averted my eyes, looked around, and stumbled through all the faces in the room till they finally rested on his. He was standing… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“There's a Palestine that dwells inside all of us, a Palestine that needs to be rescued: a free Palestine where all people regardless of… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“What is there beyond the sky?' I asked my mother. 'Paradise.' 'What does it look like?' 'Like children’s dreams.” — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
“All that I can tell you is that nothing can justify it, not even the most sacred ends in the world, not even peace… — Refaat Alareer Copy Share Image
