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Ahmed Alnaouq

Ahmed Alnaouq

Ahmed Alnaouq

Ahmed Alnaouq is the founder of We Are Not Numbers. He has a Master’s degree in international journalism from Leeds University. He is also cofounder of Across the Wall, a media project that tells stories from Gaza in Hebrew, and serves as advocacy and outreach officer for the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Ahmed’s writings have been published by the Gulf News, New Arab and other websites.

A year since Israel killed my family in Gaza, I won't be silent

Ahmed Alnaouq recounts the painful killing of 21 family members a year ago, & explains why this has driven him to speak louder on the plight of Palestinians.

22 October, 2024

Targeting Gaza: Israeli elections promise more of the same

Israeli politicians have long used military attacks on Gaza as a tool to whip up support, with elections approaching this clearly continues to be the case, especially as voters and campaigners move further to the right, writes Ahmed Alnaouq.

10 August, 2022

Across the wall: The role of Palestinian stories in Hebrew

States of Journalism: Ahmed Alnaouq's conversation with an Israeli journalist turned into an ambitious media project that is shifting perspectives and shines a light on Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people through Hebrew-language content.

26 July, 2022

Palestine in Western media: We are not numbers

States of Journalism series: In Western media, the misrepresentation of Palestinians and their ongoing oppression by Israel is normalised. Ahmed Alnaouq writes about the action he took against these practices following his brother's tragic death.

23 June, 2022

Gaza doesn't want another war, but won't end protests

Instead of stopping protests, the international community should make Israel stop shooting Palestinians, activists tell Ahmed Alnaouq.

20 November, 2018

Amid aid cuts, Gaza NGOs in 'catastrophic crisis'

In-depth: The local Gazan NGO sector is in crisis due to the Israeli occupation, a lack of funding and political divisions between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas, writes Ahmed Alnaouq.

12 April, 2018

Israel's massacre in Gaza will not stop protesters

If the families and individuals who remain in the protest tents to 'hold the line' are at all representative, the Great Return March is far from over, writes Ahmed Alnaouq.

03 April, 2018