Ahmed Miqdad

Palestinian poet

Activist

Awarded the Naji Namaan Literary Award for 2025.

Contact: ahmedmiqdadd@gmail.com

1. Please share your thoughts about the future of literature..

When did you start writing?

Actually, I’ve been writing since 2014 during the Israeli aggression on Gaza City. What inspired me to write poetry is the necessity to raise 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.

2 .The Good and the Bad.

Which is winning 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 made me feel like I’m not alone in this world by showing their sympathy and support. I’m a poet, I write poetry about how war affects us as humans and destroys 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 .

5. A wish for 2025

I wish and only wish Palestinians who have been suffering for ages can restore our legal and humane rights and that peace prevails in this world.

A phrase from your book

” My loyal Cactus, Your thorns are more delicate than the hypocrisy of Humanity”.

” I’m still alive but nothing has remained”

EVA Petropoulou Lianou

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