Regretfully, I had to leave all my books behind. I couldn’t bear to make the choice between my beloveds, so I left them all. Give them back. Give us back our beds. Give us back our offices. And give us back our books.
Nabil S., from "It Was All Songs: A Letter From Gaza" translated from the Arabic by Sarah Aziza, published in Mizna on February 12th, 2024. You can read the entire essay here.














