With 80% of schools destroyed, Gaza’s students have lost a year of education and are about to lose another.
It’s back to school in the Middle East, except for Palestinian students in the Gaza Strip. Their classrooms are in ruins or have become shelters for the displaced. Their backpacks, once filled with books, now carry what little they have left.
Nearly 80% of Gaza’s schools have been damaged or destroyed, and the last university in the Gaza Strip was demolished by the Israeli army in January. What effect will all these losses have on Palestinian culture and memory?
Presenter: Anelise Borges
Guests:
Samar Saeed – Georgetown University
Muhannad Ayyash – Mount Royal University
Deanna Othman – Educator and Journalist
Noor Nasar – Founder of Schools Without Borders
Afaq Baker – Student in Gaza