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the cover of the poetry collection THE FACE BEFORE YOU by Gazan writer, journalist and podcaster Mohammed Moussa, it is a close up portrait of Mohammed Moussa a handsome and intense mid thirties man from Gaza, a slight beard and moustache and his face split by a shadow

 

The face before you is a one of a kind human and emotional document from Gaza.

This collection confronts the weight of generational trauma, the fragility of memory, and the indelible scars of genocide. Moussa refuses to let Gaza's voice fade or be obliterated.

 

the face before you,

marred with blood and unseen wounds,

bears the scars of hope and peace

that the world pledged to me.

 

It's the visage of a childhood

lost beneath the rubble,

alongside my family

and the city that I can no longer see.

 

This is the third collection from writer, journalist and podcaster Mohammed Moussa. It is published in February 2026, and launched at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street on 27th January 2026.

 

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ABOUT MOHAMMED MOUSSA

 

Mohammed Moussa is a Palestinian poet, podcast host and founder of the Gaza Poets Society — a platform for emerging voices from Gaza and beyond. Born and raised in Gaza, he now lives in Turkey, where he continues to write and build connections across borders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • ISBN: 9781068598005