Meet Esam - an inspiring soul from Gaza who illuminated our lives with his strong spirit and profound wisdom about love, life, and resistance. In light of the current assault on Gaza, Issam and his family have lost their home, joining many others who have been affected by the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip and have become displaced. We, friends of Issam, are on a mission to support Issam and his family through this blog so that the voice of the people of Gaza remains loud.
On the way back home, I saw phrases written on walls by people as they moved from one place to another. What struck me the most were their words about resistance—they consider their presence in the north as resistance and their refusal to give up the land
The educational system has left an inheritance of "spare the rod, spoil the child." Values
She introduced herself to me and gave me knowledge everytime my plans failed while doing something
Displacement for the fifth time, at least, was different.
I miss those sessions and evenings we organized with the writing team affiliated with the institution where I worked as a creative writing trainer. The team organized a musical event every three months or so.
Next to me, in the same school room where I sleep, separated from my uncle's wife by a curtain, she and her daughter sleep. All night, she wakes up saying, "Go away, go away," referring to the mosquito.
