Inkstick Will Keep Covering the Gaza War Relentlessly. Will You Support Us?
Our mandate is to focus on the humans at the center of every conflict.
From the very outset of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and ever since, Inkstick has done its best to cover the conflict with clear eyes and a dedicated focus to shining a light on the plight of everyday people living under the bombardment.
Why? Check for yourself. Every day when you flip on the news, you probably see the same thing we see: mainstream coverage that loses sight of the humans who deserve to be at the center of the reporting. News slots on escalated bombardment or backroom negotiations, the way we see it, only tell part of the story. We want to tell you what it means for normal people trying to survive.
Let me highlight a few of the powerful, reported pieces Inkstick has recently run about Gaza:
“In the Gaza Strip, We are Dying Silently” by Ghada Abu Muaileq
“In Photos: In Egypt, Solidarity with Gaza Interrupted” by Alexandros Zilos
“Gaza’s Grieving Parents” by Issam Adwan
“In the Face of War, There Are Dreams, Hopes, and Joy in Gaza” by Mohammed Omer Almoghayer
You don’t need us to tell you that independent journalism is under assault. All over the world, the number of reporters and other media workers facing serious — and sometimes deadly — risks is rising. In the United States, President Donald Trump’s administration hasn’t been shy about its contempt for a free and independent press.
That’s why we will go on covering Gaza relentlessly, just as we cover conflicts from Ukraine to Syria, from Kashmir to Iran, always making sure that the protagonists stay at the center of their own stories.
All that also means covering conflict a bit differently than what you might find in, say, a mainstream newspaper: looking at the way foreign aid cuts have hobbled independent reporters in war-stricken countries, for instance, or exploring what an armed conflict might mean for the most vulnerable groups in any given society.
To read some of our recent coverage of conflict, war, and authoritarianism elsewhere, check out a few pieces we’re especially proud of here:
“War, Love, and Isolation for Transgender Syrians in Lebanon” by Madeline Edwards
“One Uyghur Woman’s Harrowing Experience in Chinese Detention” by John Beck
“The Pakistani Women Bearing the Brunt of India’s Deportations” by Abid R. Baba
“Ukrainian Soldiers Under Fire As Ceasefire Talks Stall” by Kris Parker
Inkstick is an award-winning, nonprofit newsroom with a big reach. We have editors in the US and Europe, and our contributors come from all over the world. Just earlier this month, Inkstick’s joint podcast with PRX, Things That Go Boom, joined a prestigious list of winners of the 2025 International Women’s Podcast Awards.
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As always, we’re grateful to you, our readership.
With warmth,
Patrick Strickland
Inkstick Media, Managing Editor
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