Refaat Ibrahim
A Palestinian writer and journalist from Gaza who focuses on humanitarian, political, and societal issues in Palestine, highlighting his own experiences of life under war and occupation. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, The Washington Report, and other publications. His work aims to uncover the daily suffering Palestinians endure, beyond statistics and headlines, to center the heart of the human experience in Palestine. To Refaat, writing is an act of resistance and means of documenting a living memory, a way of confronting, forgetting, and conveying the truth to the world.
Refaat Ibrahim is the author of a three-zine series, whose articles span from October 2024 until March 2026.
Against Oblivion: Memoirs of a Genocide
The first of a three-zine collection of journalist Refaat Ibrahim’s published articles, Against Oblivion: Memoirs of a Genocide is a telling of first encounters with new systems of catastrophe and annihilation in Gaza. Without time to dwell in disb…
Re-engineering Consciousness
The second of a three-zine collection of journalist Refaat Ibrahim’s published articles, Re-Engineering Consciousness details how humanitarian aid has become a cover for organized killing, how detainees witness hell behind bars…
Memory Shaped by War
The third of a three-zine collection of journalist Refaat Ibrahim’s published articles, Memory Shaped by War resists the erasure of Palestinian collective consciousness and identity by maintaining the links between past, present, and future. Despi…
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