Ahmed Masoud is a writer, poet, and director who grew up in Gaza, Palestine and moved to the UK in 2002, and the author of the novels Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda and Come What May. He has written and directed numerous theater and radio dramas and founded and ran the Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre (2005–13), for whom he wrote and directed many productions that toured in the UK and Europe. His latest artistic initiative is called PalArt Collective.