Between Estrangement, My Mother, and Gaza
Originally written in Arabic, this short story fictionalizes heart-breaking conversations, shared between the author and his mother during the genocide. Separated by distance and dramatically different circumstances, the narrator marvels at his mother’s ability to ask about his health and comforts while she has no food or safe place to shelter. A tribute to the efforts of Palestinian mothers to support their children whilst trapped in Israel’s industrial death zones.
Message to the Reader
To the reader who carries a heart capable of listening, This story is not merely a collection of letters and words, but rather a cry, suspended between an embrace I can no longer reach. Between exile, my mother, and Gaza… I have written an extension of myself. If you read me, then read me with your heart before you read me with your eyes, and I leave you to live these words as if you were the stranger, the son, and the one from Gaza.
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