Message from Gaza
Writer:Prof. Abdelwahed
(Department of English Faculty of Arts & Humanities Al-Azhar University of Gaza)
Background of the writer in detail
Day one back to school in Gaza wintessed new stories of trumatized school boys and girls!
For instance, my youngest son did not want to go to school because e was scared of what e said a new Israeli attack.
He wintessed the first surprise attack by F16s on the former Preventive Secutiry Department's compound.
On spot five civilians -- were passing by -- died. Three of them died meters from where he was standing waiting for his school bus!
Hardly I could convince him that it would be okay and school administration will devote the whole school day to playing, acting and entertaining.
By the way, my son Kareem 12 years old, is the first of the honor list of his class and he loves his school and teachers!
He came back with strories of other as they suffered from the invasion. Each pupile told a new story of horror; eveyone was traumatized!
My elder son Khaldoun 16 years of age, holder of American passport,
came back with a story of one pupile killed in an air raid and another one injured in his hand and rushed to hspital. As soon as he arrived at the hospital,
his hand mutilated. School was sad with horrendous stories as well.Somoud 17 years old daughter. She holds American passport.
She went to school after long discussion with me. I convinced her to go and see day one;
it would be okay. There, she heard more maturely told stories of torture by the Israeli soldiers!
As she left school walking, her classmate dugged her foot hard on the ground.
The sand blazed from a sharpnel; after eight days of the Israeli withdrawl there are still white posphorous remains that may flame again under some circumistances!
Last night was my first night to sleep well after more than thrity days, but I am still worried about my children.
Two of them are still unable to sleep in their beds. I will keep trying with them until they go back to normal life.
Prof. Abdelwahed
Department of English Faculty of Arts & Humanities Al-Azhar University of Gaza
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