The painful reality is that Gaza has been ranked among the regions with the highest percentage of educated people in the world. And what’s even more painful is that these teachers, doctors, engineers, journalists and lawyers....all of them today are in need of help. I do not see this as diminishing their dignity, but every time I feel bitterness toward those who stripped them of their work, destroyed their offices, and took away their sources of livelihood.💔
@davidculley@afewbugs@_elena@aral Thank you deeply, David. To be humane and compassionate does not make me a hero ...it only affirms that I am a human being, carrying a heart and a conscience.
Aral remains my guiding light, my wellspring of inspiration and strength. 💞
🍉Since the cooking gas was cut off in Gaza, we've been cooking whatever we can find over wood fires, just like primitive humans. My 11-year-old brother, Yousef, lights the fires. Unfortunately, the smoke exhausts our sinuses, and his in particular, making it hard to sleep. Blackness and ash cover us after every meal.🍉
Additionally, the price of firewood is now increasing due to its increased use by Gazans.
Hi, friends. I'm gonna start sending appeal letters to writer protection associations in Netherlands in the next few days, so they can get me out of here.
there's humanitarian evacuation is happening for students & writers who have obtained European visas.
If u have any information pls let me know.
-Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature)
-Amsterdam Writers’ Residence Programme
-NIAS & Dutch Foundation for Literature — Writer-in-Residence Fellowship
To everyone on this earth: The #genocide has not yet ended,& even if it does, it'll have already inflicted a catastrophe on its victims that'll remain with em for years and years. u may not be able to stop it, but u can donate, & u can amplify the voices from #Gaza
Remember that among them are those who have lost their families, loved ones, livelihoods, jobs, & everything they own. That's why the flow of aid must never, ever stop. This's a gentle reminder that everyday's a new chance to help
A few days ago, I had a video call with @aral to verify @abeerabed22 for the Gaza Verified Today, Abeer and I chatted a bit.She's a mom who managed to escape the genocide with her children in Egypt, but her husband is now trapped in Gaza. She has no source of income to pay the rent for the miserable apartment she lives in. Her husband hasn't left the danger zone yet due to a lack of funds needed to evacuate. Let's help Abeer today & every day, pls
You gaze at the sky at midnight, imagining how ppl around the world spend their nights in quiet peace, while before ur eyes the flames burn. Day after day, u become convinced that u live on another, isolated planet one where no one sees & no one hears. Truly, & without any exaggeration, this is the reality in #Gaza as seen from the sky above my shelter.
Bad events r continuing at an increasing pace,& the cost of living here's very high I need u by my side. #MutualAid
My mother and I were preparing breakfast when a bombardment happened near us. We stopped for a while, looked at each other for a few seconds, and then continued what we were doing. This is what a year and more than a half of genocide does to you.
A Palestinian author, A coffee & roses Aficionado, An Eldest daughter & a chess player .. A part with Aral of the effort to verify Gazans in Gaza Verified🌷💕 My book in progress is AVAILABLE now! check it out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RR5BMFCjmPoTcwLItxVrtrzaf0WJ4n4n/view?usp=drive_link ur kindness can make a difference :😊💗 https://www.chuffed.org/project/evacuate-joy 🇵🇸Whoever truly desires glory does not care about wounds🇵🇸💪🏻