Mohammed El-Kurd

Mohammed El-Kurd is a writer from Jerusalem, occupied Palestine, currently living in New York. He writes primarily about dispossession in Jerusalem and colonization in Palestine. His debut book, RIFQA (Haymarket Books), will be released in winter 2021. His work has appeared in outlets like The Guardian, Al-Jazeera, and Pinko.

March 2, 2021

The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame

While Congress refuses to pass a living wage, it continues to supply Israel with copious amounts of military aid, which the country then uses to harm my family.

Ryah Aqel with Mohammed El-Kurd
November 20, 2020

Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers

The settlers have been trying to push us from our Jerusalem home since 2009. Now they might succeed.

Mohammed El-Kurd
ActivismJuly 1, 2020

My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience

In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.

Mohammed El-Kurd

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Mohammed El-Kurd

March 2, 2021

While Congress refuses to pass a living wage, it continues to supply Israel with copious amounts of military aid, which the country then uses to harm my family.

November 20, 2020

The settlers have been trying to push us from our Jerusalem home since 2009. Now they might succeed.

ActivismJuly 1, 2020

In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.