Posts tagged war
Among the ruins - GAZA film festival

I just watched a clip of what i thought was an extremely touching, eye opening scene to Gaza and the people living there. The music is beautiful and the people excited to be a part of it. Gaza has had its first red carpet experience, literally. There was a film festival on human rights and nowhere else would this have been more fitting then in Gaza.

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Palestine's Picasso

A thirteen year old boy Named Mohammad Quraiqe, has been getting much attention for his beautiful and creative artworks. He comes form a town that has been hit the hardest from Israel last summer. This town is called Shujaiya.

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Unbreakable

I don't like to write about sad things on my blog and this is both sad and beautiful at the same time. It is about a girl who is truly a sign of hope for Gaza and Palestine.How she can recover from such a thing and how she didn't drop a tear when she was hit with shrapnel in her face and her whole body. 

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Rebuild Gaza

Some months ago, after operation Protective edge, Qatar became the first country to offer financial aid to Gaza. It has apparently bid between 1-5 Billion dollars to help reconstruct the city to rebuild the homes lost in this massacre. 

As of four days ago, several trucks have been arriving in Gaza to begin this new chapter. Its the first time since Israels military offensive that anyone has been allowed in to Gaza. The gulf state also hosts the exiled leaders of Hamas, the Islamist faction that still dominates Gaza.

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Clowning Around

Everyone needs to smile and to forget things that can cause stress and heart ache. And I cant think of any people more in need of this then the Gazan People. After the 3 wars that they have seen and endured and the massacre of the last summer, their children are being left with scars so deep that they are suffering incredibly high delayed traumas and psychological breakdowns.

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