Mosab Abu Toha

Mosab Abu Toha is a Palestinian writer, poet, scholar, and librarian from the Gaza Strip. His debut book of poetry, ''Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear'' (2022) won the Palestine Book Award and an American Book Award. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Walcott Poetry Prize.

Abu Toha is the founder of the Edward Said Library, Gaza's first English language library. He was detained by the Israeli army in November 2023 when he fled to Egypt with his family. He was later released after being tortured and has since worked as a chronicler of the war from afar. Provided by Wikipedia