The City's Memory - Mariam Khateeb (Coast Line Press)

Written by Mariam Khateeb, Illustrated by Billy Ruffian

“This zine is born out of memory, rubble, and the fragility of survival. It is an attempt to archive Gaza beyond statistics and headlines — to preserve the voices, streets, and intimate details of a city under erasure. As a writer and survivor, I collect fragments of what war tries to silence: the neighbor calling from a window, the smell of morning coffee, the echo of schools, the cracks of the pavement. This zine is not only about loss, but also about the persistence of life and the refusal to be forgotten.” —Mariam Khateeb, inner pages

Coastal Lines Press is a collective of writers in Gaza. Through Zines from Gaza, they publish independent booklets of poetry, essays, and testimonies that travel like vessels from coast to coast, turning words into vital aid for their families.