"Mosab Abu Toha is an astonishingly gifted young poet from Gaza, almost a seer with his eloquent lyrical vernacular, his visions of life, continuity, time, possibility, and beauty.
His poems break my heart and awaken it, at the same time. I feel I have been waiting for his work all my life."

• Naomi Shihab Nye.

We visited Rifqa and Mohammed's home in Sheikh Jarrah, where colonizing settlers had once forcibly entered and pushed their family to the back. Our delegation bore witness and asked what more could be done. "Go back home and tell the world what you've seen here."
- Sitert fra forordet av Aja Monet.

"It is now 2021, and I have the honor of writing the forward to Mohammed El-Kurd's first book of poems, Rifqa."
- Aja Monet.

"This book is essential for understanding the place of the Palestine Nakba at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the vital role of memory in narratives of truth and reconciliation."