Nahed Elrayes and Plestia Alaqad

Nahed Elrayes is a Palestinian writer and composer, named in Arab America’s 30 Under 30 (2023). He is featured in Meanjin’s “Essays That Changed Australia (1940 to Today)”, as well as The Guardian, SBS, the Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and The New Arab.

Plestia Alaqad is an award-winning journalist and author who has emerged as a powerful voice in digital media. She gained international recognition for her heartfelt, on-the-ground reporting during the genocide on Gaza, where her raw, personal storytelling brought global attention to the human impact of the violence. She recently published her book The Eyes of Gaza, that became an instant New York Times, Indie, San Francisco, and Boston Global Bestseller.