A Girl from Gaza: I Write So I Will Not Die Twice
A Girl from Gaza is a powerful memoir written from within war. In quiet, unflinching prose, Saja Maher recounts the loss of her father, the struggle to care for her ill mother, the humiliation of hunger, and the long road of repeated displacement.
But this is not a story of destruction alone. It is a story of voice — of writing as a way to preserve memory, dignity, and humanity when everything else is threatened.
Through intimate moments of daily life, Saja reminds us that behind every headline there are lives, families, and dreams that refuse to disappear.
This is her story. And it is being told so it cannot be erased.
About Saja
Saja Maher is a young writer from Gaza whose life has unfolded in the shadow of war, displacement, and profound loss. After the death of her father and the destruction of her home, she found herself caring for her ill mother while navigating hunger, uncertainty, and repeated displacement.
In the midst of these circumstances, Saja began to write. Not to become a writer, but to hold on to memory — to record the life that still exists behind the headlines.
Through her words, she documents the quiet realities of survival: the weight of responsibility, the fear of losing the last person you love, and the fragile hope that human stories might still reach beyond the boundaries of war.
A Girl from Gaza: I Write So I Will Not Die Twice is her first memoir.
By sharing her story, Saja hopes not only to preserve the truth of what she has lived through, but also to remind the world that every statistic is a human life.
If you would like to support Saja and her family directly, you can do so through her official fundraiser