by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 13, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
You don’t know me, but I’ve been thinking a lot about you. I first found about you in 2021, when I learned that your home had been bombed by the Israel military. When you fled your home before the bombs hit, you had to leave behind your pet fish, Hurriyeh...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 12, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
We wish to share a story with you about a remarkable plant that embodies both strength and sweetness: the watermelon cactus, a symbol of hope and resilience. In a challenging environment, amid ruins, grows the watermelon cactus. Sprouting from a single bulb of hope,...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 12, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
Where is my family? I’m still young Where is my family? And our farewell became a destiny Where is my family? Why did this pain happen to me? Where is my family? Blood is all over my walls Where is my family? I opened my eyes and I saw nothing but my shadow Mum, dad,...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 6, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
It is silent here From where I sit I can hear the sounds Of me typing on this computer Of me breathing heavy into my thoughts Of my sighing at the impending exhaustion of mundane jobs It is silent here From where I sit I can hear the sounds Of rustling of autumn...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 4, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
We prefer a game of cards and reading old books, We prefer the sound of singing to the siren of an ambulance. We prefer schools with students and hospitals with fuel, We prefer a home to a tent when the rain starts to fall. We prefer clean water and...
