At just 20 years old, Gazan writer Nadine Murtaja's brilliance radiates through her piercing and profound Arabic poetry. Nadine’s poetry is magnanimous at such a young age, rivaling that of legendary Arab poets like Adonis in their truth and wisdom. As we near the sixth month of Israel's genocide on Gaza, we embarked on this project with the hope that what hasn't been conveyed through the images and footage shared from Gaza with the world may find expression through Nadine's poetry. Let this be another call for an immediate ceasefire, allowing Palestinians like Nadine a chance at life.

Ash & Air
Poems by Nadine Murtaja
2024

Bilingual Edition in English & Arabic
Translations by Fatema Alhashemi
with Illustrations by Diana Quandour


All proceeds from this book will be donated to Nadine
and her family, who are currently in Gaza and desperately in need of funds to relocate to Egypt. The ongoing genocide by the Israeli occupation has taken thousands of innocent lives, including the lives of so many of Nadine’s friends and family.

DONATE DIRECTLY TO NADINE’S GOFUNDME

Nadine Murtaja is a 20 year old writer and dentistry
student based in Gaza. The war and the destruction of her university by the Israeli occupation has prevented her from completing her studies. Her goal in life is to strive to live it by all means and to defend the Palestinian cause
until her last breath.