Leave my land
A young boy from the Siyafa village looks towards the soon-to-be evacuated settlement of Dugit
posted by Laila @ Monday, August 15, 2005
Raising Yousuf and Noor: diary of a Palestinian mother
I am a Palestinian from Gaza. I am a journalist. I am a mother. I am a Muslim. This blog is about the trials of raising my children between spaces and identities; displacement and occupation; and everything that entails from potty training to border crossings. My husband is a Palestinian refugee denied his right of return to Palestine, and thus OUR right to family life. Together, we endure a lot, and the personal becomes political. This is our story.
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Monday, August 15, 2005
A young boy from the Siyafa village looks towards the soon-to-be evacuated settlement of Dugit
3 Comments:
Gaza today, West Bank tomorrow.
Hi Laila, this is my first visit to your blog and I'm fascinated, it's great to hear the story from your point of view. I'm also a Mom of a little boy, a former journalist from Brazil, and now living in the United States. I'll be linking to your blog on this remarkable day for the whole world. Cheers!
Hello Laila,
I echo the sentiments above. This is my first visit to your blog--in such a historic time of changes, I am happy to find a personal, individual woman's voice which speaks more deeply than the newscasters. I'm a poet and teacher living in Texas. I've linked to your blog. Congratulations on this step in emancipation!
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