Haidar Al Ghazali

is a 20-year-old trapped in Gaza. He writes poetry yet claims he is not a poet. Melissa Barrera recites his poem “The Intifada of the Free Youth,” on YouTube, as part of the Palestinian Festival of Literature. Al Ghazali publishes and recites his poems on Instagram, @haidar.ghazali. His debut short story translated in English, “Every Green Plant That Sprouts,” appears in The Markaz Review courtesy of PalFest.

“Deferred Sorrow”—fiction from Haidar Al Ghazali

“Deferred Sorrow”—fiction from Haidar Al Ghazali

In Haidar Al Ghazali's short story, a Palestinian father during the war on Gaza makes an impossible choice.

5 JULY 2024 • By Haidar Al Ghazali, Rana Asfour
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