I no longer love the sea, No longer love what I see, I’m no longer attached to the hazy residue of the past, Nor to the clock ticking fast. I am not afraid, I am no longer afraid. My limbs do not tremble, My tongue is not tied, My heart steadily beats. The truth is… I...
Studious Sips: Lebanon’s Cafe Study Spots
Picture this: you’re in Lebanon, diving into your studies. Winter rolls in, bringing cozy vibes but also frustrating internet outages that make homework a nightmare. Fear not, fellow learners! Lebanon’s cafes are your secret weapon. These fantastic spots become a...
New Year’s Lesson
01/01/2024Like most Gazans, I had to avail myself of solar cells at a generous neighbor’s house that made it possible for me and others to charge our cellphones. At my neighbor’s house, we were all equal: the doctor and the engineer, the young and the old. Every...
Work4Education
Hello everyone, I am here to write about my work with aiXplain, an innovative project that aims to help students fund their education campaigns by teaching them self-reliance and by using their language skills. When I heard about this project for the first time, I was...
The Sea of Gaza and Its Stories
I see it in everything, it is my security and my wishes. It is stories told by its waves. It is one sea and each of us has their sea as each of us has their own story. Here, Gaza and its sea are the only sanctuaries of its people, without boundaries and with no fence...
The Third Meeting with the Abdullatif Chakaki Fund
“Dostoevsky said, “There are things we say to everyone, things we say to some people, and things that we do not say to anyone.” My meeting with the AMC fund was great because it gave me an opportunity to talk about my feelings and the things I love. In the beginning,...
My Journey After Graduation
We all represent interconnected loops as we try to achieve the same blended goal with pain and hope. Each end is the beginning of another loop, and so on… Days ago, I graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at Al-Azhar University. I finished my journey which will be...
A Latin Drink in Syrian Lands!!
A Latin Drink in Syrian Lands You may wonder if someone asks you, what is a common tradition between someone in South America and another one curled up on the sofa in Homs city, Syria? Well, it is neither a Barcelona fan nor someone obsessed with Lionel Messi. It is...
Achieving Success Despite the Limitations
I am not as weak as they think. I am a refugee, therefore I am. Asylum made me stronger. During my asylum journey, I faced many difficulties but also learned many lessons. I am still offended when people associate being a refugee with being weak, uneducated, and...
The Madness of Chemistry
The Madness of chemistry. Conflicts in this world never stop, especially when their goal is to gain power or make money. For as long as there have been humans on this Earth, there have been conflicts between them, and every conflict has a cause. Some conflicts are a...