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Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

The Intercept

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Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild.

Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild....

07.11.2025 3

The Intercept

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

We Asked People in Gaza What They Think of the Ceasefire: “Just a Declaration, Not Reality”

Israel and the Trump administration insist that the ceasefire is still in place. Dozens of residents in Gaza disagree. The post We Asked People in...

30.10.2025 3

The Intercept

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

I’ve Endured Two Years of Genocide. But I’m Still Here.

07.10.2025 10

The Nation

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Mothers in Gaza Give Life to the Next Generation of Palestinians Despite Genocide

As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world. The post Mothers...

06.10.2025 8

The Intercept

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

In Gaza, We Are Literally Losing Our Ability to Speak

01.10.2025 3

The Nation

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Israel Gives Evacuation Orders Before a Bombing. Many Gazan Families Can’t Afford to Leave.

Forced displacement inflicts a staggering emotional toll on families in Gaza. It also brings steep economic costs. The post Israel Gives Evacuation...

20.09.2025 10

The Intercept

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Israeli Forces Bomb, Loot, Vandalize Our Homes in Gaza. We Long for Normal Life.

When a home is destroyed, entire worlds of safety, love, and identity crumble with it.

08.09.2025 3

Truthout

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza

Human rights groups have stressed that it’s safer to provide aid by land. Israel is killing Palestinians by dropping it from the sky. The post...

22.08.2025 2

The Intercept

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Those With Chronic Illness in Gaza Say They’re Denied a Bare Minimum to Survive

Living with chronic illness means not just fighting disease and hunger, but also trauma and a collapsed health system.

07.08.2025 9

Truthout

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Hunger in Gaza Can’t Be Explained Away by Preexisting Conditions

Outlets like the New York Times have downplayed the famine by pointing to underlying medical conditions. But these ailments only make the suffering...

04.08.2025 5

The Intercept

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi