Ramsey Hanhan (رمزي حنحن) left a leading science career of 27 years because he had a story to tell. What became ‘Fugitive Dreams’ began as a letter to his daughter, and “to a world gone deaf,” recording his Palestinian experience. He has since written numerous stories, poems, and essays, some of which are included in his latest book, ‘Palestine Bleeds For You’ (2026). Ramsey writes in search of Truth, the only anchor in today’s rough seas of “civilization”. Nature is where he seeks solace, healing, and a spirituality that respects life in all its forms. When not writing he runs, hikes, engages in his local community, or speaks about Palestine and literature. Forthcoming works address the digital prisons we have built around us and how, with love, we can break free.
Ramsey’s works have appeared in The Harvard Advocate, Fikra magazine, Scene48, Mondoweiss, and other publications. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and resides near Baltimore, Maryland.
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Book Descriptions
Palestine Bleeds For You
Fomite Press; 218 p., June 2026
The shrieks of warplanes on their way to bomb Gaza provoked Ramsey Hanhan to write. This collection of poetry and essays plumbs the depths of human thought, religion, history, and culture in search of hope amid the world’s criminal silence. In an authentic Palestinian voice, Hanhan sketches the workings of the global machinery of oppression, revealing the centrality of Palestine’s liberation to decolonization, social justice, and environmental justice struggles around the world. “The book I never wanted to write.”
Fugitive Dreams: Chronicles of Occupation and Resistance
Fomite Press; 412 p., Oct. 2022
“Tell me more about the Israelis,” whispers five-year-old Ksenya to her dad on a visit to her grandparents in Palestine. Sameer immediately feels a weight descend upon his shoulders. How to tell her the truth without “its bloodied shadow staining the course of her life?” Join Sameer on a personal journey through the last five decades of the Palestinian experience.
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