LOUD EXPLOSIONS, SILENCED CRIES, reflections on the war in Gaza

147pp., illus., paperback, Staging Post, Johannesburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781067266486

Foreword by Edwin Cameron, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

A collection of essays and poetry by South African students, writers, activists and scholars in response to the ongoing war in Gaza. Deeply familiar with the struggle against apartheid, the writers draw parallels between their past and the current plight of the Palestinian people. 

Contributors include Pam Christie, Steven Friedman, Adila Hassim SC, Jonathan Jansen, Naledi Pandor, Mduduzi Qwabe, Haroon Saloojee, Jessica Sherman and Salim Vally. 

Mark Potterton is a school principal and director of a refugee children's project.