Refaat Alareer

Israel murders daughter and grandson of Refaat Alareer

Ali Abunimah 26 April 2024

Shymaa, her husband Muhammad and baby Abd al-Rahman were killed in an airstrike. Read more about Israel murders daughter and grandson of Refaat Alareer

Kites with handwriting on them

Raise our voices for Refaat Alareer and Shymaa, his beloved daughter

Razan Abu Salem 26 April 2024

Poet never had a chance to see his grandson. Read more about Raise our voices for Refaat Alareer and Shymaa, his beloved daughter

Two people walk amid rubble toward the remains of buildings which have been attacked in Gaza City

I will return to Gaza

Khaled El-Hissy 24 April 2024

Always be brave. Read more about I will return to Gaza

Men in a Gaza school stand beside boxes containing tinned foods as they prepare to hand them to people standing at the window

Let my brothers learn

Sewar Elejla 1 February 2024

Israel has demolished or badly damaged all seven of Gaza’s universities. Read more about Let my brothers learn

Livestream roundtable: Regional resistance to genocide

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 January 2024

Day 110 with guest Helena Cobban on geopolitics (13:26); Gaza news with Nora Barrows-Friedman (:39); new revelations about 7 October with Asa Winstanley (44:38); Ali Abunimah responds to Washington Post’s lies (1:02:27); and Jon Elmer with the latest on the resistance (1:27:15). Read more about Livestream roundtable: Regional resistance to genocide

Can journalism still save lives?

Bashaer Muammar 15 January 2024

Journalists risk their lives, but bearing witness has never seemed so futile in Gaza. Read more about Can journalism still save lives?

A number of kites bearing quotations from the poem If I Must Die are held up by people attending a protest

Weeping for Refaat

Eman Basher 8 January 2024

Gifted storyteller became a significant part of my world. Read more about Weeping for Refaat

A placard containing the words of the poem If I Must Die

Remembering Refaat Alareer, one month on

Tamer Ajrami 6 January 2024

Friends pay tribute to an inspiring teacher and writer. Read more about Remembering Refaat Alareer, one month on

Refaat Alareer stands before a skyline

We owe you our words

Sara Nabil Hegy 3 January 2024

Dr. Refaat Alareer was always there for us. He believed in us more than we believed in ourselves. Read more about We owe you our words

The remains of a building following an Israeli attack in Gaza

Achieving Gaza's dreams shouldn't require a miracle

Batoul Mohamed Abou Ali 30 December 2023

We will never lose hope. Read more about Achieving Gaza's dreams shouldn't require a miracle