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Grief, relief and uncertainty as Gaza enters second day of ceasefire

Deir el-Balah, Gaza, Palestine – In a displaced persons camp, a woman stands in front of a tent, hanging her laundry on a line. Rawan Badr’s face is tired as …

Palestinian director Muayad Alayan has barely started speaking when he is interrupted, a producer asking him to move slightly to get a better shot. Alayan smiled, shifting his position. Trim, …

Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Berlin, Germany – It’s a gray, rainy mid-morning on Sonnenallee, commonly known as Berlin’s “Arab Street.” Since late last …

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – At Christmas, Noha Helmi Tarazi usually decorates her house with a large tree, which she describes as a symbol of light and joy. The 87-year-old …

Francesca Fawdery, a doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge specializing in Palestinian literature, says in an article on the British Middle East Eye website that this is an attempt …

Trauma, stress and grief ‘take root’ in Gaza after weeks of Israeli bombing

“Hello, my name is Mohammed… from the Kafarna family. I am 24 years old and I graduated in law from Al-Azhar University in Gaza. I live in the town of …

A woman holds a child in her arms, delicately balanced on her knees. It’s an image that resonates, as old as human history. But in a dark inversion of the …

News “I want to take him home.” It’s the raw grief of a mother who has just lost her son in an Israeli airstrike. Over the past month, Israel has …