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Tag: 2014

Ali’s last summer

It's been two years since the assault, but the pain is still fresh for everyone who knew 10-year-old Ali.
Yasmin Hillis

    No safe place

    My cousin and her boys were with us, until they weren't, and I had to search for them among the body bags.
    Said Al-Yacoubi

      Haytham will never be a number

      It has been two years. Two years of being able to sleep most nights, without waking up to the news that someone I know is dead. But I have not forgotten.
      Basman Derawi

        The teachings of war

        Living through war teaches you many things about science, humans and life.
        Doaa Mohaisen

          The resilience of children

          When I talk to my young students in Shejaya, I hear tales of fear and of loss. But their smiles speak of how much they still love life.
          Noura Al-Ashi

            The red nightmare

            Two years have passed since the last assault on Gaza, but the memories have not died. Yet life goes on, I will not let fear inhibit my mind any more.
            Noura Al-Ashi

              I apologize for being alive

              How does one feel after surviving a war? This girl from Gaza feels she must apologize,
              Doaa Mohaisen

                The blue hummingbird watching over us

                Just a few years ago, I saw a blue hummingbird watching over my family, and I truly believe it embodied the soul of my brother.
                Omnia Ghassan

                  The awaited dawn

                  Most people's memories are of trips, school assignments, jobs lost and obtained. I have memories of a night when I thought dawn would not come.
                  Bashar Nabhan

                    Five minutes

                    During a war, it is amazing how little time it takes to destroy what took a lifetime to build.
                    Israa Suliman