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Ahmed Miqdad, Palestinian poet, Activist, Awarded poet with Naji Namaan Literary Award 2025.
Ahmed Miqdad (b. 1985) is a Palestinian poet resident of Gaza. He has a B.A. in English and a Master in Education. Ahmed is the author of three collections of poetry (Gaza Narrates Poetry (2014), Stolen Lives (2015) and When Hope Is not Enough (2019)) and a novel Falastin: The Hope of Tomorrow (2018). The latest poetry collection is The Shadow: Poems for the children of Gaza. He has witnessed over three wars and severe aggression by Israeli forces on the Palestinian people since the 1980s with a huge loss of life. He writes and publishes to raise consciousness about the Palestinian cause. Contact:[email protected]
Please share your thoughts about the future of literature. When u start writing?
Actually, I’ve started writing since 2014 during the Israeli aggression on Gaza city. What inspired me to write poetry is the necessity to raise the awareness about the Palestinian cause and convey a message to the western world that Palestinians have been suffering since 1948 and we are looking for justice and peace.
The Good and the Bad. Who is winning in nowadays?
I do believe that those who seek love and peace will win in this life because those who seek war will destroy themselves. Peace will make the world a beautiful place full of light and mercy whereas war will make it a horrible and dark place none can endure to live. Throughout my literary journey I’ve passed many good things and people who’ve me feel like I’m not alone in this world by showing their sympathy and support. I’m as a poet, I write poetry about how war affects us as humans and destroy anything beautiful. I write about the suffering of my people for years and how my people starve severely. I wish I could write about the beauty of my country Palestine and share poems of love and peace.
How many books have you written? And where can we find your books?
I’ve self-published four books, three are poetry books and the fourth is a short novel. The first book I published was “Gaza Narrates Poetry”, the second “When Hope Isn’t Enough” , the third “Stilen Lives” and the last was “Falastin”. I’ve recently published a poetry book with the great poet John P. Portelli called “The Shadow”.
Most of my books are available on Amazon.
The book. E book or Hardcover book. What will be the future?
I’m looking forward to publishing a new book and the title will be ” The Genocide” . It will contain more than 40 poems which I wrote during the ongoing genocide on Gaza city and the horrible experiences I witnessed .
A wish for 2025
I wish and only wish Palestinian who has been suffering for ages that we restore our legal and humane rights and peace prevails in this world.
A phrase from your book
“My loyal Cuctus, Your thorns are more delicate than the hypocracy of Humanity”.
“I’m still alive but nothing has remained”
