Author Archives: Najlaa

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About Najlaa

An architect-engineer and writer who cares about details and try to reflect them in my writing I am writing about daily life, love, people and cities, in particular, my home town Gaza.

The 16th Day (The Gas)

In Gaza, you cannot sleep or even think about sleeping. How could you, when you smell blood, in each and every corner?   You hear your heart pumping uncontrollably for the unknown future. Your eyes see nothing but death.   … Continue reading →

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اليوم السابع عشر – المنزل

الشيء الوحيد الذي يشغل بالك هو الموت، لا تنفك تسأل نفسك : لماذا لا أموت، وتموت كل هذه الأرواح فيّ، ألست جديرا بهذه الراحة؟ تطلب بكل استذلال من الله ورجاء: اعطني اياها يا الله ، وأزح غمة الانتظار، خذني إلهي … Continue reading →

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اليوم الثامن عشر- ما أول شيء ستفعله بعد انتهاء الحرب

  لم تعد تعلم كم مرت سألت نفسك هل أنا أنا؟ أو كم مرة سألت نفسك أين أنا؟ لم تعد تعرف كم صديق قطع بوابة السماء، ولم تعد تعرف حتى ما هي ملامحك، هل إذا نظرت إلى المرآة ستكون أنت … Continue reading →

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IN Gaza we are not OK

you can reach the article via the link below http://www.bu.edu/agni/essays/online/2014/attallah.html

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In War, I didn’t discover

Najlaa Ataallh Editor: Eva Burke In war I didn’t just discover the inadequacy of writing, but also my clear inability to write even one correct word. I didn’t just discover the mystery of language, but am also sure of the … Continue reading →

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اليوم التاسع عشر-التاسع والعشرون غيبوبة

مرت عشرة أيام، وحتى هذه اللحظة لا تعرف كيف؟، كانت بطيئة جدا أبطأ من سلحفاة ترقد تحت بيتها، وأسرع من صاروخ يخطف العشرات، لقد مرت دون أن تستطيع أن تدون أو تتابع أو أن تتذكر شيء، تستيقظ فقط على عداد … Continue reading →

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The seventeenth day (The House)

  The article is edited by: Eva Burke  The only thing that occupies your mind is death. You can’t stop asking yourself: Why have I not died? Why have all my many souls not died? Am I even worthy of … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Yes I Can

Najlaa Attaallah, Edited by Ra Page ‘Where do you see yourself in ten years time?’ he asked confidently. To this day, the look on his face – before and after I answered him  – have stayed with me.  This question … Continue reading →

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Great March of Return The value of protesting

The 30th of March is a remarkable day for the Palestinian; the Palestinian people commemorated ‘Land Day’ -the day in 1976 when several Israeli soldiers killed 6 Palestinians who were defending a piece of their land). In 2018, thousands of … Continue reading →

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Loneliness: A gate for dancing

Day after day I am assured loneliness is not a strategic plan. It happens by chance. I still remember one of the programme lecturers’ quotes, she said: ”the more you dive into knowledge and philosophy, the lonelier you are”. I … Continue reading →

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