Shortly before I left the West Bank, a friend of a friend, originally from Gaza, gave me some advice. ‘Worry about your own safety, but not too much – there’s no point,’ he said. ‘Just keep your eyes open, don’t do anything really stupid – and laugh as much as you can.’
Laura Hryhoryeuovaje citiraoпре 2 месеца
While learning street Arabic and making friends, I also found myself literally stumbling over local histories – of pilgrims, pagans, madmen, sailors, purveyors of lingerie and
Laura Hryhoryeuovaje citiraoпре 2 месеца
g friends, I also found myself literally stumbling over local histories – of pilgrims, pagans, madmen, sailors, purveyors of lingerie and
g friends, I also found myself literally stumbling over local histories – of pilgrims, pagans, madmen, sailors, purveyors of lingerie and
Riyam Alshimmaryje citiraoпре 3 месеца
Gaza, on the other hand, looks grubby and battered, full of rubble and bullet-smacked buildings, and scraggy donkeys dragging carts along broken streets.
Riyam Alshimmaryje citiraoпре 3 месеца
But first I had to secure an entry permit from the Israeli military, who control all traffic, human and otherwise, entering and leaving the Strip.
Riyam Alshimmaryje citiraoпре 3 месеца
Local Palestinians sometimes joked that they were living under two occupations – one by Israel, the other by international aid organisations.
Riyam Alshimmaryje citiraoпре 3 месеца
local non-governmental organisation
Riyam Alshimmaryje citiraoпре 3 месеца
I have no watch and my mobile phone is switched off, so I guess the time by the sun.
Riyam Alshimmaryje citiraoпре 3 месеца
His open-necked white shirt looks comfortably loose and though she’s completely swathed in black, including a black face veil, she’s walking barefoot like me – and they’re holding hands.
Alisa Kalyuzhnaje citiralaпре 4 месеца
I want to be happy here, but – who can be happy in Gaza?