Message from Gaza
Writer:Prof. Abdelwahed
(Department of English Faculty of Arts & Humanities Al-Azhar University of Gaza)
Background of the writer in detail
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: What Gaza is like in the middle of the night?
What Gaza is like in the middle of the night? Its totally dark. More than 80% of the Gaza city is covered by utterdarkness. One cannot see his
finger in the dark! Meantime, outside, there are drones buzzing overhead, choppers roaming in the sky. Inside again, children are unwilling to go to
bed despite their bed ti!me!
They are fearfulof nightmares, bad dreams, bombing, explosions, and what not! The routinesounds of the air crafts has been going on four more than
six days and nightsuddenly disappears. ... Bang. ... continuous bangs. ... series ofexplosions. ... other horrible explosions. ... blasts ... flames in
thedistance. ... Kids jump up from their beds.scared ... frightened.
...anxious ... they do not know what to do! They want to hide anywhere, butthere is nowhere to go too? It sounds like the bang was under
theirmattresses. What to do again? Just nothing but wait! How can you convinceyour child to wait? And to wait for what? Next, one hears ambulances
sirensand fire brigades. Thus, one comes back to himself to realize that he isGaza and he is operating a small generator to write this message to
theworld in the new year 2009.
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