To All of You Who Are Trying to Escape From the Wings of Fear and Fly Without Boundaries or Restrictions

Najwa Juma, born in 1978 in Gaza Strip, Palestine, is a Palestinian teacher, author, playwright, woman activist, and translator.

She received a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature before continuing her studies in the field of education, subsequently working as a teacher for thirteen years. Najwa is a member of the General Union for Palestinian Writers. She has published two short story collections and several articles discussing the context in which Palestinian women live. She is one of the translators of the anthology collection 48 Palestinian Short Stories, published by Inner Child Press in March 2023.

Najwa is alumna of the Akademie Schloss Solitude. She is currently an asylum seeker in Germany while her family is in Gaza. They are hoping for family reunification.

This publication of selected unedited poems and short stories was produced in November 2023. Edited by selma banich, designed by Áron Lődi, and supported by a group of fellows of Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany.

Selected poems and short stories by Najwa Juma — Nov. 10, 2023