Gaza scenes
Amdist the decay, there is always beauty lurking not far behind.
A view of Gaza from above (the 15th floor to be precise).
posted by Laila @ Saturday, March 11, 2006
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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- Name: Laila
- Location: somewhere between the seas, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Journalist, mom, occupied Palestinian-all packed into one.
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- Meeting Ismail Haniyah
- Lethal Ambiguity
- Taking it all in
- You CAN have your cake and eat it too!
- The things we do (when not counting artillery shells)
- The Gaza 'diet' begins
- The final divide: the ghettoization of Bethlehem
- A banner in Gaza City proclaiming "Rule of Law is ...
- The counting game
- Anything but ordinary!
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Saturday, March 11, 2006
Amdist the decay, there is always beauty lurking not far behind.
A view of Gaza from above (the 15th floor to be precise).
9 Comments:
Ha! Save view (from same building?), 14th floor: http://flickr.com/photos/38128614@N00/89077472/in/set-72057594052665144/
As a neighbor to New York City, I caution anyone from thinking a view from many stories high up in a building is a safe view.
I actually think Gaza City is pretty. I sometimes even think I would like to live there, but unfortunately probably some people would think I was an American spy at my age and I would be killed like Tom Fox.
hahah..elizabeth..one of these days,who knows Gaza will be just like Dubai.
Free and Happy.
Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Elizabeth-I'm really sad about Tom. But I don't think Gaza has gotten quite as bad as Iraq, different factors in play entirely. Remember, no one has been killed throughout these banal kidnappings, which have largely ended anyway. I have many American and British friends who live and work in Gaza (one teaches english at the American Internatinal School here). So, by all means, you are welcome to come, :)
Hello Laila! You have a very good eye for positive things where other people would rather concentrate on negative subjects. These kind of photos I would be looking for if I made it to Gaza. Despite all you help the current situation prevented my visit. I even tried Erets crossing in Israel but had no luck.
Your blog feeds my interest about Palestinian life and particularly Gaza where I have friends. It actually gave me an idea to describe my own excperiences in Egypt/Israel which I just started a couple of days ago. Would you mind to let me know if Pat was able to be in Gaza?
Great! So, can I stay with you?
KIDDING..
These photos make me long to return and live in Palsetine. I haven't been there yet, but I know it's where my roots lie. Because I was born outside, I have no right to return.
These photos are great. And the whole blog page is. I have yet to find another site that reports the daily life struggles the way you do.
Thanks, and please keep it up.
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