Nel corso del 2024, Samar Yazbek ha incontrato centinaia di sopravvissuti di Gaza ponendo una domanda singolare e «Cosa stavi facendo il 7 ottobre 2023?», interrogandoli su come la loro vita sia cambiata da quella data cruciale. Nei mesi successivi ha selezionato ventisette di questi racconti da condividere con il mondo.
- Syrian writer - born in Jableh city, 1970 - published her first stories collection in 1999 - wrote many scripts for movies and TV series while working in the Syrian state TV, and she produced and presented the show of "Library Story" in 2008 - worked in Al-Hayat newspaper for 10 years, and published in many Syrian and Arab newspapers - published four novels, and three books - her A Woman in The Crossfire was translated into five languages - co-founded in 2012 "Women NOW" development organization that is concerned with educational and economical empowerment of women and children