Authors / Kholoud Balata

Kholoud Balata is a 23-year-old lecturer, poet, and writer. She was born in Gaza, Palestine, where she lives.

Newsletter
Even the Survivors Are Poisoned
A diary of wartime in Gaza
Kholoud Balata May 18, 2023

Dispatch
A Butterfly in Gaza
“It was just a week ago that I saw Gazan children practicing childhood the way they are supposed to, but that must have been deemed too good for them.”
Kholoud Balata August 10, 2022

Dispatch
Ramadan in Gaza
“Thinking that I was having a nightmare, I forced my eyes to stay shut. But then, the second bomb came.”
Kholoud Balata April 29, 2022