Stories From Gaza

Lana Darabiah, a citizen of Gaza, tells us her story from the war on Gaza. When she was fleeing, her family decided that Al-Shifa hospital would be a safe place to stay. Luckily, Lana was able to convince them that this was not a good idea. As we know, Al-Shifa is currently under siege and …

Ep 19 Stories From Gaza – Lana Almost Evacuated To Al-Shifa Hospital Read More »

Raghad, a young girl from Gaza, was just about to start University with the aim of becoming an engineer. She lived in a costal town called Al Zahra, however her home was destroyed. Now her brother heats the water using an open fire, just so the family can shower. Her dad rubs sticks together to …

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Fedup4Palestine is a new charity created by Amal, a Palestinian US citizen who has 95% of her family in Palestine. With friends and family in the country, she can help facilitate aid to the Palestinian people better than most. Amal’s Video To donate: https://givebutter.com/emergencyappeal4gaza Listen on Spotify | Spotify Podcast

Lubna, a lawyer and masters student from Al-Azhar University, shares what she has learnt about international law, and suggests very little of it applies to Palestinians. Lubna’s Video Listen on Spotify | Spotify Podcast

Neither Wafaa or her children are able to spend Ramadan with Wafaa’s husband, who is currently trapped in the north of Gaza. Wafaa would like to cross the border to safety. Please help them. Wafaa’s Story https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-evacuate-my-family-from-death-in-gaza Listen on Spotify | Spotify Podcast

Seham and her family have had to flee their home and are now living with relatives in harsh conditions. Just one moment of privacy is all she seeks. Seham cannot continue her University education in Gaza and therefore, they have made the decision to raise money to cross into Egypt. Listen to her story, and …

Ep 14 Stories From Gaza – Seham Can’t Find Any Privacy Read More »

Multiple short stories feature in this special episode of ‘Stories From Gaza’. Here are the Instagram handles and donation pages for everyone who featured: Ayah Abusidu – @ayah_sidu – https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ayah-and-her-family-in-gaza Nadia Ghaben – @nadiamustafa14 (Tiktok) – https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/nadiaghaben Mohammed Al Zaharna – @neveen_murtaja https://www.gofundme.com/f/evacuate-my-family-to-safety-from-the-war-in-gaza Abdulaziz Ammar Arafat – @abdulaziz.arafat442 – https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-evacuation-relief-for-my-family Sabrine – @sabrindali – https://www.gofundme.com/f/e5wxak-save-a-family …

Special Episode – Stories From Gaza – Ayah, Nadia, Mohammed, Abdulaziz, Sabrine & Noor Read More »

Marwan is looking for support to re-build his home, which was destroyed in the war. Here is his Marwan’s Video Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-rebuild-a-future-for-our-kids-in-gaza

Malak shares her story from the war, talking about how she moved from one house to the other, staying just one day in a particular house. She needs help to get out of Gaza however she does not have a Go Fund Me page. If you can help her, please reach out to her via …

12 Stories From Gaza – Malak Was Displaced Many Times Read More »

Abdullah Al-Najjr lost too many family members including all his uncles on his mothers side, and his dad. Despite this, Abdullah remains thankful to Allah and recites some verses of the Quran for us, verses about Ramadan. Abdullah’s Video https://gogetfunding.com/escaping-genocide-fund-the-al-njjar-familys-evacuation-from-gaza/ Listen on Spotify | Spotify Podcast

Haneen Grara is not looking for donations. Instead, she simply wants to share her story and get the message out to as many people as possible. Haneen talks about all the different activities she would do before the war, from reading by the beach to recording voice over clips at the local radio station. She …

09 Stories From Gaza – Haneen Made Us A Poem Read More »

Taher Saad, a citizen from Gaza, loved his home and small business. He put lots of work into creating it however it has been destroyed. As a result, he is looking to leave Gaza along with his family and brother Kamal. Taher actually edited this video himself. Taher Saad’s Video https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kamal-family-evacuate-gaza-to-egypt Listen on Spotify | …

08 Stories From Gaza – Taher Loved His Home & Business Read More »

Lama Eid is only 18 years old, yet she recorded a comprehensive video of herself telling her story. She talks about the bombing and how she lost a friend whom she sat with in class. Lama scored high marks at school, obtaining 96% in one of her classes. Unfortunately, there is no way of continuing …

07 Stories From Gaza – Lama Challenged Herself To Get High Marks At School Read More »

We’re at Episode 6 with the ‘Stories From Gaza’ series and in today’s episode we hear from Anwar Ghilan, an English language teacher from Gaza. He tells us the entire education structure has been wiped out. There is nothing left for the people of Gaza and they have no choice but to leave. Anwar’s Video …

06 Stories From Gaza – Anwar Ghilan Was An English Language Teacher Read More »

Ayah filmed and edited this video herself. As part of the video she includes the moment a missile landed in their area, blowing up parts of their home. Ayah has been really enthusiastic and great in communication when it comes to stories from Gaza. We can all help her out by donating to her Go …

05 Stories From Gaza – Ayah Caught The Moment Of An Attack Read More »

Yafi reached out to me on Instagram asking if she could do a video for the ‘Stories From Gaza’ series. Her sister, Haneen, created a video recording of herself explaining her situation and telling her story. But, it wasn’t any old video. The video was brilliant! Haneen has actually included clips of her journey in …

04 Stories From Gaza – Haneen Puts Together A Brilliant Film Read More »

Shahd Safi is one of the few Gazans who was given permission to travel to Spain as a student. She had just got back to Gaza a few months before October 7th. On the day of Oct 7th she thought Gaza was being attacked, as this is what happened many times previously. However, she was …

03 Stories From Gaza – Shahd Woke Up In Shock Read More »

Asma Dwaima is a dentist from Gaza. However, her home and dental practice were completely destroyed. Despite this Asma remains positive, reflecting on her life in Gaza before the war and how they would prepare the house for Ramadan. She even sings a line of a Ramadan song for us! Asmaa loves going to the …

02 Stories From Gaza – Asmaa Loves Singing Ramadan Songs Read More »

Abdel-Rahman Kouta had to help his wife give birth in the middle of the war. Because, there were no ambulances available due to the war. Here is Abdel-Rahman’s story. He is collecting funds via his Go Fund Me account, please consider helping this Ramadan. My name is Abdel-Rahman Kouta, I am a Canadian citizen trapped …

01 Stories From Gaza – Abdel Helped His Wife Give Birth! Read More »