Doaa: From a Dreamworld to the Ashes of Displacement
A Gaza writer's creative, hopeful sister struggles to get her degree and build a family in the midst of a grinding war.
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi is an aspiring writer and English literature student at the Islamic University of Gaza. Through her writing, she seeks to amplify the voice of Gaza and share its untold stories. “I come from Gaza — a place where hope rises from the rubble and dreams are built amidst hardship,” she says. “Writing is not just a form of expression; it’s a refuge from a harsh reality, a space where I find myself and map out my ambitions.” Every word she writes is a promise of a better tomorrow — a future she has already started to sketch with conviction and purpose. Besides writing for WANN, her work has also been featured on Electronic Intifada, Mondoweiss, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and Palestine Chronicle.