To Maryam: The Virtuous Sister

Journalist Ahmed Al-Bata Abu Tamim from Ramallah News writes:

Dear colleague Maryam Abu Daqqa, a martyr of the massacre!


This is a heavy loss for one of the bravest who reported the news from the field.

To you Maryam, the virtuous one who donated her kidney to her father and refused to have her story be told and filmed!


Maryam, the sister of men, who accompanied our beloved Hassan Aslih from the beginning of the war, ignoring the occupation’s threats against him, taking him in her car on every coverage!


Maryam, who lived only for her son Ghaith and sacrificed and toiled for him!


Maryam, a heavy and painful loss. This departure is heartbreaking, our kind and virtuous sister!

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The Pen Will Not Break!

On behalf of myself, journalist Rasha Ahmed, I pledge to continue to carry the message of truth and speaking the truth.


We will carry to spread the word and message of all our martyred journalists…


The message of Hassan, Moaz, Mariam, Anas, Heba, Ahmed, Sherine, Ibrahim, Mohammed, and all those who died documenting the truth of the murders against our people.


The coverage will continue, the pen will not break, and the voice will not be silenced.

The Israeli war machine has killed around 246 journalists in Gaza since 7 October 2023 whilst over 400 have been maimed and injured.

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Palestinian Dresses Immortalize History

Eileen Shomali Al-Yateem writes:

Palestinian dresses immortalize history, heritage, and tradition of the now displaced Palestinian villages.

The “Heaven and Hell” dress was named so because it was made of red and green silk fabric and was worn for weddings and special occasions in the displaced village of Lifta and some other villages in Jerusalem.


The white dress of the bride is from the displaced village of Yazur in the Jaffa District: It was made of white fabric, mostly red, with several cheerful colors… with beautiful floral designs on the dome and sides.

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