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Tag: travel

Dreaming of Palestinian planes in the sky

Denied an airport, Gazans must endure a long and brutal land journey to cross their border.
Shahd Safi
    Four young people leaning against bridge railing.

    From Gaza to Spain

    A student enjoys life beyond Israel’s open-air prison.
    Shahd Safi
      a boy on a playground.

      Two completely different worlds

      Happy years spent in the United Kingdom are a stark contrast to the hard circumstances back home in Gaza.
      Khaled Mohammed Alhajahmed
        young man in front of airplane

        Border barriers for the Palestinian-Ukrainian traveler

        Even dual citizenship does not spare the traveler when trying to exit Gaza.
        Khaled Mohammed El-Hissy
          Joranian and Israeli passport

          The alien who decides to fly

          My harassment at Ben Gurion Airport was due to me being a Jerusalemite, a Palestinian alien who isn’t considered an Israeli citizen or a Palestinian.
          Ruba Sarraj

            Life in six words

            If you had to sum up life in six words, what would you you say? Here is one attempt, from Gaza
            Heba Zaher

              My journey beyond struggle

              My husband and I planned a joyous wedding in Gaza, and then travel together to his home in the UAE. But then our world turned upside down.
              Nedaa Al-Abadlah

                Oppression does not always succeed

                It looked as if Ameera would not get out of Gaza to study, as is the case with so many. But she and her sister never gave up, and they won.
                Amany Elkahlout

                  Necessity is the mother of invention

                  Most Palestinians can't get out of Gaza, and others can't visit us. Snapchat is sort of a bridge.
                  Mona Bashir

                    The cursed five hours

                    When you're in Gaza, you can't wait to leave, and when you're out, you long for family but are too afraid to return.
                    Salsabeel Zeineddin

                      Ahmed’s story: Stay true to yourself

                      “What is home for you?” I asked. “It is where I can be truly myself. Simply, it’s where I find safety and acceptance,” he answered.
                      JeJe Al Abyad

                        Orwell, ‘1984’ and Gaza

                        As George Orwell teaches in "1984," the real defeat is the defeat of the heart.
                        Mahmoud Khalaf