Shaza Abu Daya

A writer, human rights activist, psychologist, and sign language interpreter from Gaza. She writes to document the Palestinian reality and the violations committed by the occupation, striving to give voice to her people. Her words aim to preserve their memory and archive their history, serving as a testament that the Palestinian people have never abandoned their land. She is the author of several books that have been translated into Spanish.

More about Shaza in her own words.

I am writing from my tent that protects me neither from the cold nor from danger. Yet I insist on writing, because it has become my way of resisting, my voice against silence.

What you will read here is a part of the reality we live every day: between fear and hunger, loss and destruction, and the constant presence of death. What I write is not fiction, but stories from the heart of truth: about our tent, and about Gaza, which has become an open wound that will not heal.

This zine is an extension of my life, an attempt to document what cameras cannot capture and what words cannot fully express. It is a love letter to my wounded homeland, a voice for every mother who cries, and for every child who dreams of a peaceful night and a morning without fear.

Read it with your heart, not just your eyes. Every word here is born from tears, and every sentence emerges from the rubble to say: we are still here, we are still alive. Gaza still beats and we continue to resist with our voices, our words, and our determination.

Shaza is the author of What the Cameras Couldn’t Capture, illustrated by Isabetta Bleu.

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