The following texts are part of a series of letters I wrote while I was grieving my first true love, Numan, who passed away from cancer in 2017. You can find the previous ones here. 05.07.2017 Dear Numan, I’ve surrendered. I’ve decided I cannot write to you everyday; it just takes too much from me. My
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Heading south
After leaving Palestine, I have decided to go to Egypt, to travel there and clear my head for a while. I need to get a visa, which I could have done in Tel-Aviv, but after thinking a lot about it, I realize I’m not sure I would be able to handle it at this point;
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In between worlds
The past two days, I’ve been alone for the first time in weeks. I arrived in Madaba two days ago, after saying goodbye to my parents who came to visit me in Jordan. Before spending the past week with them, I did a roadtrip with my friends in the North of Israel and before that,
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A trip into the Occupation
Ever since I arrived in the West Bank, I’ve been wanting to go to Hebron, sadly known for being the place where the occupation is the most visible and violent, because the settlements are in this case inside of the city (on the contrary to most of cities of the region, where the settlements are
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Al-Quds
New week-end, new expedition. This time, some of us decide to go to Jerusalem, where we’re going to spend the night in an apartment found on Airbnb. I’m really excited to discover this city which I’ve heard so much about, that has such an old and chaotic history. So of course, I’m less excited to
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