Hearts Under Siege — A Poetic Journal of Survival
Published by Escola Cristalina® — a heartbeat turned into words.
This e-book is free to read. If it moves you, consider donating — funds go directly to support the author via Chuffed.
About the e-book
In the midst of displacement, dust, and sleepless nights, these pages were born.
Hearts Under Siege gathers short writings and intimate reflections by Suleiman Al-Farra, offering a first-person testimony from Gaza — a voice that refuses to be silenced. With an introduction by Ana Isabel Ferreira (psychologist), this collection is both witness and whisper: fear, tenderness, and hope held together by language.
“These are not just pages — they are fragments of a life, written between the terror of the night and the insistence of hope.”
Why this book matters
A first-person voice: honest, unfiltered, grounded in lived experience.
A gentle act of care: the e-book is free; donations are welcomed to support the author directly.
Bridges heal: reading becomes a way to tend to our shared humanity.
What’s inside (at a glance)
A heartfelt introduction framing the context and tone of the work.
Short poems and journal-like entries written across months of instability.
Closing notes on how this book came to life and how to keep supporting.
(Tip: on the website, you can present these as three “feature cards” with brief excerpts.)
About the Author
Suleiman Al-Farra is a young writer and photographer from Gaza.
Displaced multiple times with his family, he writes as a way to remember, to remain, and to re-imagine — transforming fear into testimony and testimony into hope.
About Escola Cristalina®
Escola Cristalina® is a community of care, compassion, and conscious healing.
Across borders and backgrounds, we choose to be a small lighthouse: where tenderness meets action, and words become bridges.
All donations are processed through Chuffed and directed to the author. Escola Cristalina® does not retain any funds.
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