Category Archives: In Handala’s Playground

In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 1: Truth Confronts Power: A Dialogue of Justice and Hypocrisy

Phalapoem editor, 1/04/25 (Scene: A ruined street in Gaza. The air is thick with dust and grief. Handala, the barefoot 10-year-old Palestinian boy with his back always turned to the world, stands amid the rubble. He does not turn around … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 10: The Postcard She Kept

Phalapoem editor, 2/03/25 [Scene: A bombed-out street in Gaza. Smoke and dust fill the air. Hassan kneels beside Samira, cradling her fragile body in his arms. Handala, barefoot as always, stands nearby, watching in silence. The ambulance siren wails in … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 8 : Amal’s Unfinished Lullaby

Phalapoem editor, 12/02/2025 (The night is heavy with smoke and sorrow. The Nur Shams refugee camp is in ruins—walls shattered, streets littered with rubble. Handala, the eternal 10-year-old with his back turned to the world, stands at the edge of … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 5:  Dr. Abu Safia: A Hostage of Chains, A Soldier of Mercy, Unbound in Spirit

Phalapoem editor, 08/02/2025 (A dark cell. Cold concrete. Chains rattle in the silence. Dr. Husam Abu Safia, battered and bruised, sits against the damp wall. His hands tremble, not with fear, but with exhaustion. He blinks against the dim light, … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 2. 

Singing With Aisha Handala: Hey, you must be Aisha! I’m Handala, nice to meet you.  Aisha: Hi, you know my name! Do you know everything about me too? Handala: Almost! I know that you got shot by an Israeli sniper … Continue reading

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In Handala’s playground, season 1, episode 4. 

Starvation  and Resilience Voice of Palestine [Scene: A makeshift shelter in Gaza. Widad sits on the floor, cradling a photo of her deceased baby Ahmed. Handala stands nearby, his back turned to her, but his presence is palpable.] Widad: [Choking … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground, Season 1, Episode 3

Watching Football Asif: Hello, you’re Handala! I can see your face. How is that? Handala: Sorry, forgot to turn around. See you later! Asif: Please don’t go! Handala: I’m late, I need to check on my friends at home. Asif: … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 1.  Human & Animal 

Handala: Salam Ali! Welcome to my playground. What happened? Ali: I was shot in the chest by the IOF while playing with my friends in Gaza. Who are you, and how do you know my name? Handala: I’m the child … Continue reading

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Handala: A Palestinian National Symbol

Handala is a character which was created in 1969 by political cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, and first took its current form in 1973. Handala became the signature of Naji al-Ali’s cartoons and remains an iconic symbol of Palestinian identity and defiance and … Continue reading

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