Shaimaa Abulebda
@shaimaabulebda.bsky.social
AHRC SGSAH PhD candidate in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, exploring Palestinian speculative fiction.
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Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
My personal narrative essay on displacement published @palestinestudies.bsky.social
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
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'Nothing written before could mirror the profound pain that Gaza was enduring. I craved literature that could articulate what I could not even begin to process.’ @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social
‘Since leaving Khan Younis, I have not felt whole. The knowledge that complete healing will never come has become something I carry with me always, like a part of my body, like an extra limb.’ Gazan writer @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social on her multiple displacement.
www.eurozine.com/displacement...
www.eurozine.com/displacement...
Displacement is an extra limb that I carry
‘Since leaving Khan Younis, I have not felt whole. The knowledge that complete healing will never come has become something I carry with me always, like a part of my body, like an extra limb.’ A Gaza...
www.eurozine.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
'Nothing written before could mirror the profound pain that Gaza was enduring. I craved literature that could articulate what I could not even begin to process.’ @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social
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‘Since leaving Khan Younis, I have not felt whole. The knowledge that complete healing will never come has become something I carry with me always, like a part of my body, like an extra limb.’ Gazan writer @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social on her multiple displacement.
www.eurozine.com/displacement...
www.eurozine.com/displacement...
Displacement is an extra limb that I carry
‘Since leaving Khan Younis, I have not felt whole. The knowledge that complete healing will never come has become something I carry with me always, like a part of my body, like an extra limb.’ A Gaza...
www.eurozine.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
‘Since leaving Khan Younis, I have not felt whole. The knowledge that complete healing will never come has become something I carry with me always, like a part of my body, like an extra limb.’ Gazan writer @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social on her multiple displacement.
www.eurozine.com/displacement...
www.eurozine.com/displacement...
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Don't let Zionists gaslight you into believing that the goal was a ceasefire
A ceasefire is a necessary step. But Israeli occupation, apartheid, land theft, ethnic cleansing, mass jailing & killing of Palestinians continues
The goal has always been & will always be liberation
A ceasefire is a necessary step. But Israeli occupation, apartheid, land theft, ethnic cleansing, mass jailing & killing of Palestinians continues
The goal has always been & will always be liberation
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Don't let Zionists gaslight you into believing that the goal was a ceasefire
A ceasefire is a necessary step. But Israeli occupation, apartheid, land theft, ethnic cleansing, mass jailing & killing of Palestinians continues
The goal has always been & will always be liberation
A ceasefire is a necessary step. But Israeli occupation, apartheid, land theft, ethnic cleansing, mass jailing & killing of Palestinians continues
The goal has always been & will always be liberation
Read my new poem on @arablit.bsky.social
New Poetry: ‘trapped cravings’
"howling in the air / the wind outside / the heart inside / unsettled and troubled"
"howling in the air / the wind outside / the heart inside / unsettled and troubled"
New Poetry: ‘trapped cravings’
"howling in the air / the wind outside / the heart inside / unsettled and troubled"
arablit.org
May 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Read my new poem on @arablit.bsky.social
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The Shortlist this week:
Five stories that are pretty emotionally challenging.
Nonfiction by:
Shaimaa Abulebda @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social in @palestinestudies.bsky.social
and Susan D. Ross in Marrow Magazine
(...cont'd)
Five stories that are pretty emotionally challenging.
Nonfiction by:
Shaimaa Abulebda @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social in @palestinestudies.bsky.social
and Susan D. Ross in Marrow Magazine
(...cont'd)
The Shortlist for May 9, 2025 - turn and work
Nonfiction by Shaimaa Abulebda and Susan D. Ross. Fiction by Stephenjohn Holgate, Dawn Tasaka Steffler and Patricia Pease.
www.turnandwork.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Shortlist this week:
Five stories that are pretty emotionally challenging.
Nonfiction by:
Shaimaa Abulebda @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social in @palestinestudies.bsky.social
and Susan D. Ross in Marrow Magazine
(...cont'd)
Five stories that are pretty emotionally challenging.
Nonfiction by:
Shaimaa Abulebda @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social in @palestinestudies.bsky.social
and Susan D. Ross in Marrow Magazine
(...cont'd)
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Read this beautiful essay by @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social
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Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
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Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
May 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Read this beautiful essay by @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social
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Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
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Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
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The U.S. funded genocide in Gaza continues, food has not been allowed to enter for weeks, and the population is being starved to death.
May 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The U.S. funded genocide in Gaza continues, food has not been allowed to enter for weeks, and the population is being starved to death.
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This Saturday, take some time to donate to Spark Space! Spark Space is one of the few spaces that provides free internet and electricity to help students attend their studies, and allow remote workers to earn desperately needed income: chuffed.org/project/spar...
May 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This Saturday, take some time to donate to Spark Space! Spark Space is one of the few spaces that provides free internet and electricity to help students attend their studies, and allow remote workers to earn desperately needed income: chuffed.org/project/spar...
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An Israeli drone attacked a Freedom Flotilla aid vessel near Malta early Friday, while it was en route to Gaza to challenge the blockade and deliver humanitarian aid.
May 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
An Israeli drone attacked a Freedom Flotilla aid vessel near Malta early Friday, while it was en route to Gaza to challenge the blockade and deliver humanitarian aid.
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On top of everything Palestinians in Gaza have to endure, these platforms keep suspending their fundraisers constantly. So when you see someone with a big amount already collected, understand that they barely get 10% of it before the platform shut its down and returns donations. Please donate here:
Luckily when they suspended payouts he had set up a chuffed to raise off of- but he is still out almost two months of fundraising. If you got a refund you can redonate here chuffed.org/project/help...
Help Mohammed's family to survive in Gaza
Mohammad Nashwan: The Story of a Father Who Dreams of Rebuilding His Life for His Children
chuffed.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
On top of everything Palestinians in Gaza have to endure, these platforms keep suspending their fundraisers constantly. So when you see someone with a big amount already collected, understand that they barely get 10% of it before the platform shut its down and returns donations. Please donate here:
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My personal narrative essay on displacement published @palestinestudies.bsky.social
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
April 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My personal narrative essay on displacement published @palestinestudies.bsky.social
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
My personal narrative essay on displacement published @palestinestudies.bsky.social
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Displacement is an Extra Limb That I Carry
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
April 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My personal narrative essay on displacement published @palestinestudies.bsky.social
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
Read it here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...
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Israel shat on every page of the Geneva Convention. No protected zones, no safe passage for civilians, blocking of aid, bombing of hospitals, killing of humanitarian workers, looting, mass killings, etc. etc.
The Geneva Convention is worthless, there is no functional international law system.
The Geneva Convention is worthless, there is no functional international law system.
April 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Israel shat on every page of the Geneva Convention. No protected zones, no safe passage for civilians, blocking of aid, bombing of hospitals, killing of humanitarian workers, looting, mass killings, etc. etc.
The Geneva Convention is worthless, there is no functional international law system.
The Geneva Convention is worthless, there is no functional international law system.
يا إلهي يا حنّان يا منّان
January 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
يا إلهي يا حنّان يا منّان
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This morning, Israeli occupation forces repeated the devastating tactics used at Kamal Adwan Hospital, this time targeting the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces surrounded the Indonesian Hospital amidst gunfire targeting 1/2👇🏻
#Gaza
Israeli occupation forces surrounded the Indonesian Hospital amidst gunfire targeting 1/2👇🏻
#Gaza
January 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This morning, Israeli occupation forces repeated the devastating tactics used at Kamal Adwan Hospital, this time targeting the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces surrounded the Indonesian Hospital amidst gunfire targeting 1/2👇🏻
#Gaza
Israeli occupation forces surrounded the Indonesian Hospital amidst gunfire targeting 1/2👇🏻
#Gaza
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January 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Read my new poem on ArabLit:
January 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Read my new poem on ArabLit:
Read my new poem on ArabLit:
January 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Read my new poem on ArabLit:
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Reposted by Shaimaa Abulebda
Beloved contributor Shaimaa Aboulebda (she first wrote for our WEDDINGS issue) has sent an introduction to the poem of hers we will run tomorrow, "The Tent Is Closing in on Us."
Find the poem on ArabLit tomorrow.
Find the poem on ArabLit tomorrow.
January 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Beloved contributor Shaimaa Aboulebda (she first wrote for our WEDDINGS issue) has sent an introduction to the poem of hers we will run tomorrow, "The Tent Is Closing in on Us."
Find the poem on ArabLit tomorrow.
Find the poem on ArabLit tomorrow.
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Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive
via @muslim
source @middleeasteye
via @muslim
source @middleeasteye
December 30, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive
via @muslim
source @middleeasteye
via @muslim
source @middleeasteye
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On December 26, Gaza's health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia.
Children are freezing to death in Gaza
On December 26, Gaza’s health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia. There was one common…
mondoweiss.net
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
On December 26, Gaza's health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia.
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Three of my former students from Gaza have just graduated medical school amid unimaginable circumstances. I’m so beyond proud of them and so grateful to know them.
One wrote about her experience for @palestinestudies.bsky.social: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
One wrote about her experience for @palestinestudies.bsky.social: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
This is What it’s Like to Be A Medical Student at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
December 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Three of my former students from Gaza have just graduated medical school amid unimaginable circumstances. I’m so beyond proud of them and so grateful to know them.
One wrote about her experience for @palestinestudies.bsky.social: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
One wrote about her experience for @palestinestudies.bsky.social: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
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Everyone who got killed today in Gaza in an air strike or in an artillery shelling by a sniper was waiting for a ceasefire.
And those who get killed after this is posted will be doing the same thing.
And all those who got killed or maimed in the past months.
And those who get killed after this is posted will be doing the same thing.
And all those who got killed or maimed in the past months.
December 23, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Everyone who got killed today in Gaza in an air strike or in an artillery shelling by a sniper was waiting for a ceasefire.
And those who get killed after this is posted will be doing the same thing.
And all those who got killed or maimed in the past months.
And those who get killed after this is posted will be doing the same thing.
And all those who got killed or maimed in the past months.
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🚨 Dr. Saeed Jouda, an orthopedic surgeon in Gaza, has been killed by a direct shot to the head from an Israeli quadcopter drone while en route to Al-Awda Hospital to assist with urgent cases.
December 13, 2024 at 2:13 AM
🚨 Dr. Saeed Jouda, an orthopedic surgeon in Gaza, has been killed by a direct shot to the head from an Israeli quadcopter drone while en route to Al-Awda Hospital to assist with urgent cases.