Majed Abusalama is a Palestinian writer, journalist, researcher, and human rights activist from the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Born and raised under blockade and occupation, his work is deeply shaped by the political, social, and emotional realities of life in Gaza, as well as by broader questions of displacement, exile, memory, and resistance.

Growing up in Jabalia — one of the largest and most densely populated refugee camps in Palestine — Abusalama witnessed repeated military assaults on Gaza, the effects of siege and isolation, and the daily struggle of Palestinians living under occupation. These experiences became central to both his political engagement and his writing.

In 2013, he co-founded the Intifada Youth Coalition, a grassroots youth movement organizing peaceful protests and cultural resistance actions in Gaza. One of these actions took place in January 2014 near the Israeli-imposed “buffer zone” east of Gaza — a militarized area created along the separation fence that led to the confiscation and destruction of large areas of Palestinian agricultural land.

As part of a symbolic nonviolent protest, Abusalama and fellow activists gathered to plant olive trees on land that had become inaccessible to Palestinian farmers. During the action, he was shot in the leg by Israeli forces. The injury left lasting physical consequences and later required medical treatment and surgery abroad. Reflecting on the event years later, he described how an act intended to reclaim life and rootedness through olive trees was met instead with violence.

Through journalism, activism, lectures, and political commentary, Abusalama continues to document the realities of Gaza and advocate internationally for Palestinian rights and liberation. His writings and interviews have appeared in international media outlets including Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, Mondoweiss, and other platforms focusing on human rights, migration, and decolonial struggles.

Currently in Europe, Majed Abusalama remains deeply connected to Gaza, to Jabalia refugee camp, and to the ongoing struggle of Palestinians for dignity, freedom, and self-determination.