Posts Tagged ‘ heroes of Gaza ’

Heroes of Gaza – III

May 30th, 2012 | By | Category: Latest, Lauren Booth's Diary, World
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Thanks to a Manchester Masjid’s fund raising in the UK, the children now have shoes footballs, table tennis kits, new tracksuits for the boys and the father. The girls have a new abaya each. The mothers are given tapestry and sewing materials to teach the girls the beloved Palestinian artistry of sewing. The family has […]

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Heroes of Gaza – II

May 28th, 2012 | By | Category: Latest, Lauren Booth's Diary, World
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I, a stranger here in Beit Hanoun, walk down this road at dusk. Every window with a face in offers me ‘Salam.’ The doorway of the sole shop has a family sitting in it, I wave. ‘Assalamu Alaykum’, they shout at me – cheerily. Yes cheerily, I feel the lump in my throat that I […]

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