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Samah Sabawi

Samah Sabawi

Dr Samah Sabawi is a Palestinian-Australian writer living in Melbourne.

Sabawi with her son Nahed in Gaza in 2023.

My Gaza was beautiful. We had beachfront views. Trump thinks we’re broken, but we will rebuild

Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza doesn’t surprise me. Palestinians have always understood what repeatedly targeting us with 2000-pound bombs was about.

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My family is dying in Gaza. Even the air they breathe is a threat

My first published piece of writing was a letter written to The Age when I was 15, in 1982. It was about the Sabra and Shatila massacres. I’m still writing.

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‘Leave now!’ I begged my aunt to flee Gaza. Here’s what she said

Maybe she will survive and find joy once again in the cracks of life that will make every minute worth living.

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