Mohammed R. Mhawish

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Mohammed R. Mhawish is a Palestinian journalist, writer, and researcher living in Gaza City, and a contributing author to the book A Land With a People.

Palestinian children holding banners and empty bowls, gather to protest the food shortages in the city due to Israeli attacks and demand a cease-fire in Gaza City, Gaza, on March 12, 2024.

AIPAC Says We’re Not Starving In Gaza. How Dare They? AIPAC Says We’re Not Starving In Gaza. How Dare They?

Starvation is everywhere you look here. Denying that is beyond shameful.

Apr 1, 2024 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

A woman is consoled as people search through buildings that were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 26, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

All We Want in Gaza Is to Live All We Want in Gaza Is to Live

We don’t want condolences or speeches. We want to be treated like human beings, and we want less trauma in our lives.

Oct 27, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Palestinian emergency services and local citizens search for victims in buildings destroyed during Israeli raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 17, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

I Am Trying to Be Strong, but the Truth Is That I’m Terrified I Am Trying to Be Strong, but the Truth Is That I’m Terrified

I huddled with my family in the safest room of our house in Gaza and prayed: If we are to die, may we die softly and not suffer any pain.

Oct 17, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on buildings in the refugee camp of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip on October 9, 2023.

Gaza Is a Nightmare Today, but We Will Not Stop Dreaming of Freedom Gaza Is a Nightmare Today, but We Will Not Stop Dreaming of Freedom

This war is happening for one reason: the prolonged suffering and occupation that Palestinians have endured for seven decades.

Oct 9, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

A Palestinian woman in Jenin on July 5, 2023.

Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed. Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed.

Today, we mourn the tragic loss of our loved ones who were killed by this aggression. But we know that the Palestinian spirit cannot be dimmed.

Jul 6, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Palestinians huddle in “safe” areas during Israeli airstrikes

For 60 Hours, Israeli Bombs Fell All Around Us, Getting Closer and Closer For 60 Hours, Israeli Bombs Fell All Around Us, Getting Closer and Closer

After a weekend of terror in Gaza, the cease-fire is welcome, but it won’t be nearly enough as long as Israel can keep bombing and killing Palestinians.

Aug 8, 2022 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

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