Mahmoud M. Al-Shaer is a Palestinian writer, poet, and cultural organiser from Rafah. Editor-in-chief of 28 Magazine and founder of 28 Gallery, he works across literary and visual practices to explore memory, collaboration, and cultural resistance. He has coordinated projects with institutions including the Goethe-Institut and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, co-curated the New Alphabet School at HKW Berlin, and presented work at the 12th Berlin Biennial. His recent book I Am Still Alive: Dispatches from Gaza (K. Verlag, 2025) reflects on writing as an existential and political act under siege.