A. J.

A. J. is a Palestinian from Gaza, currently living in a tent in Khan Younis. He was accepted to study at an American university in Spring 2024, but has still not been able to leave the Gaza Strip. In the meantime, he continues to write from his tent and care for his family and community.

Recent Articles
Palestinians mourn the death of those killed in an Israeli airstrike outside the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, September 12, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
The tears of Gaza’s men are an act of rebellion
Despite the intentional dehumanization of our people and emasculation of our men, Gaza is birthing a new kind of masculinity — based not on militarism or stoicism but on moral clarity and dignity, even in starvation.
By A. J. June 30, 2025
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