We honor the sacred relationship between the living and the dead and our rites to mourn in the tradition of our ancestors.
We recognize that life is systematically taken from us by design of the cruel order of racist colonialism. We hold one another in the practice of collective mourning and remembrance of our martyrs. We demand the right to bury our dead with dignity, to grieve their souls, and the rights of martyrs to rest in the earth of their homeland free and in peace. Their lives, legacies, and everlasting contributions will continue to inspire our struggle for liberation.
Portrait
by Duniyana al-Amour
Duniyana Al-Amour was a 22-year-old artist and college student from the city of Khan Yunis who was martyred by Israeli forces on Friday, August 5, 2022. Al-Amour studied visual arts at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa University. She once wrote about her work on her Facebook page: “I am not making anything amazing. I am merely trying, amidst this isolation, to make life bearable.”
