Zines From Gaza

New release! Sorry: A Song of Struggle, written and drawn onto the pages of a zine by Shahd Alnaouq. This work forms a powerful song of struggle. Beneath the fall of rain, a girl with her mouth stitched closed asks the world to listen and understand. 🇵🇸 www.coastallinespress.com/p/new-releas...

The @palfest.bsky.social book of the week this week is one of ours: A Diary of Darkness by @samahzaq.bsky.social. It is a profound and unnerving portrait of a genocide administered through successive wars and endless cycles of displacement and scarcity. www.coastallinespress.com/p/a-diary-of...

Kites of Plastic, Toys of Stone www.coastallinespress.com/p/kites-of-p... Authors Taqwa Alwawi, Shahd Alnaami, Nourhan Abushahin, and Shahd Alnaouq explored their relationships with childhood, toys, and play through personal stories and memories from Gaza.

www.coastallinespress.com/p/gaza-in-si... Gaza in Sight: Free Bookmarks and Stickers for Download Help spread the word about Coastal Lines Press with our free bookmarks and stickers. Illustrated by artist Esther Pâquerette. Post a photo of where you left Gaza in Sight and tag us. 💖 🇵🇸

Estamos encantados de presentar «Zines from Gaza» en la Feria del Libro de Arte Recreo Valencia, del viernes 23 al domingo 25 de octubre, en el Complejo Cultural La Petxina. recreoartbookfair.es 🇪🇸 🇵🇸 We’re thrilled to present at Recreo Valencia Art Book Fair Oct 23–25 Complejo Cultural La Petxina.

"I saw Gaza. I saw children born beneath a closed sky, with the sea before them a fence, and the ground under their feet a border that cannot be crossed. We were born in a vast cage, and they called it "reality," and asked us to get used to it." written in a tent by Coastal Lines poet Shaza Abu Daya

The Geography of Memory: An invitation from author Shahd Alnaami. It is a 10-week online journey through Palestine through stories, memories, places, sounds, literature, embroidery, libraries, art, seasons, and everyday life. www.coastallinespress.com/p/the-geogra...

“Planted Genocide in My Mind is a collection of memories, glimpses and fragments shaped by living through two years of genocide in Gaza and its aftermath... Some pages may feel unfinished, because life here is unfinished. Some memories repeat, because trauma does." Huda Skaik

Excerpt from Coastal Lines Press writer Huda Skaik's zine, Planted Genocide in My Mind, illustrated by Juan Bruno. Please consider supporting Huda by purchasing a copy of her zine at: www.coastallinespress.com/get-your-copy 🇵🇸

“I write because memory is a form of survival. I write to plant humanity in people’s heart. And I write because Gaza, despite everything, is still my home--rooted in me as deeply as I am rooted in it.” Huda Skaik, author of the zine Planted Genocide in My Mind www.coastallinespress.com/get-your-copy

Samah Zaqout recently lost her Substack with its 9K followers, and with it the readership she had built. Subscribe to her new newsletter, where she shares personal stories of loss, fear, displacement, famine, and hope, along with features on life and suffering in Gaza. samazahr.substack.com

Support us and our authors, including Ahmed! Here is a post about his zine www.coastallinespress.com/p/staying-si...

On making zines with kids, Shaza Abu Dayah writes, "A young child rarely possesses the vocabulary to capture what they have survived, but their hands know how to draw. Drawing allows them to express things without facing them head-on, placing fear onto paper rather than carrying it in their bodies."

www.coastallinespress.com/p/the-myth-o... The Myth of Resilience: Why Does It Hurt When We Are Called Heroes? by Shaza Abu Dayeh - The Voice of Truth "The resilience I choose is strength; the resilience demanded of me is a burden." 🇵🇸

NEW ZINE! Our latest release is a coloring book by Tasneem Ahmad with illustrations by Yuko Okabe of Palestinian clothing, food, ecology and historic sites, inviting you to color life into them while learning about Palestinian culture and identity. coastallinespress.com/lets-color 🇵🇸 🖍️

Zines from Gaza digital market - with a digital bodega/pagoda cat! 🐈‍⬛ 🇵🇸 www.coastallinespress.com/p/introducin...

EVENT UPDATE: On September 30th, tune in to the livestream panel discussion Kites of Plastic, Toys of Stone at 20:00 CEST. Taqwa Alwawi and Shahd Alnoauq will replace Ahmed E. and Lama Alharazin as panelists. We look forward to sharing another beautiful evening with viewers around the world.

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Meet Menna Saber Abo Salem, author of Am I a Survivor? and Displacement in Three Parts.

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Meet Samar Al Ghussein, author of The Fifth Shadow of the Sun.

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Meet Shahd Alnaouq, author of Our Pulse Against the Drones.

Tying lines. Setting sail.

Volunteers bind zines for Maktaba, a bookshop curated by Palfest and located in Ibraaz centre, London.

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Meet Haneen Alisawi, author of A Drop of Grief.

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Meet Abdelfatteh Fadel, author of Between Estrangement, My Mom, and Gaza.

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Meet Heba Ali, author of Beneath Gaza's Stars.

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Meet Lubna Ahmad Abu Dahrouj, author of Give Sorrow Words.

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Meet Khaled Al-Qershali, author of Echoes of Survival.

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Meet Ahmad Elkhuwaja, author of Someone's Daughter.

Lama has just published her first zine with @coastallinespress.com, you can get it here www.coastallinespress.com/p/rain-was-o.... On Sunday we are launching this beautiful zine, do join us- and support Lama if you can. Thank you for your heart.

Please read and share this excellent feature story on the work of @coastallinespress.com!! Thank you @newarab.bsky.social www.newarab.com/features/gaz...

Beautiful mention of the vital work of @coastallinespress.com here! Thank you @milkweededitions.bsky.social substack.com/@coastalline...

Are you following @coastallinespress.com Zines for Gaza? Each zine is linked to a fundraiser that goes to the writer, and you can obtain a print and/or digital copy. Please subscribe, share, contribute, support this vital effort however you can! www.coastallinespress.com/p/get-your-c...

Because this project is born from Gaza, it needs collective care and support. I'm currently looking for: - Sponsors for the podcast - Video editors (for YouTube) - Audio editors (for podcast platforms) - And people with experience who would like to support this project

Coastal Lines Press volunteers in action— binding zines for Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher East London and for the Palestine Festival of Literature's @palfest online store. Photos courtesy of @miriam_bouteba, whose helpful hands made this connection possible