The World Still Turns
by Heba Elnaami
Genre: Prose
Written by Heba Elnaami and narrated by Laura Whitmore
This audio © 2026 by Heba Elnaami
Written by Palestinian poet Heba Elnaami, 'The World Still Turns' is a record of life in Gaza today. Heba's words, read here by Laura Whitmore, weave the thread of grief and loss through a realm in stasis, where the very current of existence seems to have stopped. And yet somehow, both here and beyond Gaza, the world turns in its vastly different circles.
about the author
Heba Ali Elnaami is writer and poet from Gaza, where she was born and raised. Heba studied English Literature at Al-Azhar University in Gaza with a deep passion for language and storytelling.
She has lived through circumstances that were far from easy, and has had to resist them in every way just to remain here. Today, she continues to write her poems, stories, and the pieces of life she carries with her as a way of making sense of what she has lived through, and keeping her voice alive.
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about the narrator
Laura Whitmore is an Irish broadcaster, actor and Sunday Times best selling author. In 2008 she became the face of MTV News (Europe).
Laura has since fronted shows for ITV and BBC including Love Island, I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!, Celebrity Juice and her own documentaries, Laura Whitmore Investigates as well as the podcast Murder They Wrote for BBC Sounds
She is a Unicef goodwill ambassador.
Laura Whitmore on Instagram: instagram.com/thewhitmore/(opens in new tab)