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Tag: education

A woman in a graduation gown.

Rahaf’s unyielding determination

A Gazan student defies war’s obstacles to chase her dream of studying medicine.
Ohood Nassar
    Woman in graduation gown holding a certificate.

    Will the occupation deprive me of my education? 

    Israel’s war on Gaza has added huge obstacles in the way of my university progress — but they are surmountable.
    Ohood Nassar
      inside of a white tent.

      How life changed for Gazans amid ongoing genocide

      Farmers, students, mothers: All of them have experienced a year of displacement and a year lost.
      Dima Maher Ashour
        Illustration of a young man with a graduation cap on and a war occurring above the cap, with an Israel-marked missile approaching.

        What happens when Tawjihi is interrupted?

        Israel’s war on Gaza interrupted my university studies; it prevented my brother from achieving his high school diploma.
        Esraa Elbanna
          A man touching his head to a horse.

          Honoring the memory of my friend Yousef Dawas

          He was brimming with talent and aiming for an overseas scholarship when an Israeli missile killed him one year ago. 
          Majd Salem
            Boy on bicycle on street at night with another boy running in the street.

            September was different in Gaza this year

            My son wants to know when he can go to school again, when he can go home to his bicycle, and when the war will end.
            Iman Ibraheem Abo Qamar
              Four sisters.

              My sister decides not to give in to the loss

              Malak was devastated by the war’s interruption of her education but now looks toward new opportunities.
              Aya Al-Hattab
              • Gaza Strip
              Young woman on Islamic University of Gaza campus.

              Education is resistance

              It’s much harder to keep learning in the midst of Israel’s war on Gaza. But it’s not impossible, and it’s imperative.
              Huda Skaik
                Young men walking on university campus.

                Education in Gaza is a specter for Israel that it seeks to destroy

                By targeting educators and universities, Israel devastates students’ futures and destroys a tool of resistance.
                Alaa Arafat
                  A hand holding a small bottle of mosquito repellent.

                  Living with my inner voice in a time of war

                  A 17-year-old high school student struggles to replace old ambitions with new ones.        
                  Ahmad Mohmmad Abushawish
                    A crowd of female graduates at a graduation ceremony.

                    There’s no such thing as back to school in Gaza

                    Thousands of students want the war to end so they can resume studies and work toward dreams that have been derailed.
                    Huda Skaik
                      Woman in plaid hijab.

                      ‘I’m determined to run towards the sun’

                      How do you create a life for yourself after losing home, university, and dreams?
                      Reem Sleem