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My family’s sanctuary from urban life was destroyed, but the land remains and we will rebuild.
The goal is to foster more such cross-cultural events, including composition collaborations and joint performances.
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My family’s sanctuary from urban life was destroyed, but the land remains and we will rebuild.
My beloved friend was deprived of her goal to serve Gaza as a nurse. Why, why?
Although her loss still fills me with deep sorrow, I find peace in knowing she is in a place where no harm can ever reach her.

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Support for Palestine has increased in many countries, and history will no longer be kind to Israel.
Day after day, the children would wait for me to open the book and transport them to another world.
A young man is distraught over the beloved horse he had to leave behind when he was displaced to southern Gaza.
Thank you for forcing me to question everything, everything inside me, around me, even my existence in this universe.
Laugh skinny guys; now I hate winter too.
Behind this door, a mother waits for her lost son’s return / as if she never understood the meaning of death.

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