
Leaving Gaza: a journey of survival and longing
A new life in Qatar comes with guilt, an inability to enjoy simple things, mourning for what’s lost — and also hope.
I’m Reem Alhirthani from Palestine, Gaza. I’ve always enjoyed reading and writing, and my favorite kind of books are English-language fiction like Harry Potter. In Arabic I prefer to read works by Palestinian authors like Ghassan Kanafani and Mourid Albarghouti.
A new life in Qatar comes with guilt, an inability to enjoy simple things, mourning for what’s lost — and also hope.
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