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...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 4, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
The world has failed you and robbed you of your childhoods – you have every right to be angry and cry out about the inhumanity that is being inflicted on you, your families and friends. International conventions that are put in place to uphold your human rights are...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 1, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
Les escribo desde México. Parecería que nuestras tierras están muy alejadas en distancia física pero no lo están en la distancia de nuestros corazones con los de ustedes. Quiero decirles que estoy muy enojada por la violencia que está cayendo sobre ustedes. Yo sé que...
by Reimagining Childhood Studies | Dec 1, 2023 | Letters for Palestinian childhoods
You’ve been in a dark nightmare for too long. I don’t know if a few days of ceasefire allowed for some relief. I hope so, I hope you’re warmed up a bit, I hope you’re fed, and I hope you’ve been able to sleep quietly. But now the ceasefire is over,...
