Today, we received one of the most thoughtful and touching postcards yet in response to our global call for artists to answer the question: If trees could talk, what would they say?

It came from Dima Nachawi, a visual artist and storyteller from Syria, who shared:

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𝐼𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑦: “𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠.”

Originally written in Arabic as “المبتدأ – الأرض لنا.”

I created this illustration one week after the fall of the Assad regime, when I witnessed long queues of cars returning to Syria — people celebrating their homecoming. It felt like the beginning of a new dream: the possibility of rebuilding a home after years of displacement.

Similar scenes unfolded in Gaza after the ceasefire, and in South Lebanon, reminding us that people’s ties to their land are stronger than any war machine, regardless of its violence or technological advancement.

In this illustration, I chose to represent women as rooted figures — trees that gather humans, animals, and homes beneath their branches. For me, women embody continuity, care, and resistance, holding life together even in the aftermath of destruction.

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It is our honor that so many submissions from artists of all ages have come from so many corners of the world (hundreds from 39 countries so far). They are hope-giving proof of a shared humanity that no border, no conflict, and no tyrant can ever erase.

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