Author Archives: Loai Ahmed

CONGRESS

When most people hear of Gaza, their first thought is Hamas, but they do not see or consider the people who are living there! We are living in the world’s largest open air prison, for a crime we never committed … Continue reading

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Gazan life means soccer (Gaza plays Peace)

You know why I love Washington, I feel at home because it is summer and everyone is at the beach. It is like me growing up in Gaza, it is all beach. I was born on the beach. If you … Continue reading

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Chemotherapy and Postal Delivery

Chemotherapy and postal delivery On the twelfth of this June, an announcement was made that the prisoner, Shadi Gawadra (34 years), had a lung cancer, and he has been detained since 2003, and he was wounded by 7 bullets before … Continue reading

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Jewish National Fund – From Britain to Zionism

Recent events in Negev, the Jewish National Fund crews started implementing destroying and landscaping lands and houses of the Palestinians under the protection of the occupation army, as part of the fund’s efforts that extend for more than 120 years … Continue reading

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Israel is killing Gazans in a hundred ways- Loai Ahmed

Fire, scary sounds of air-raids and screams of mothers losing their children. But what about Phosphorus! A Lethal weapon and something that could not be seen in pictures and videos. It is the most dangerous factor in the current war. … Continue reading

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The dreams of the children of Gaza

Every Eid, we celebrate by buying new clothes, trying to find even the simplest shirt or shawl, something that makes us feel new, fresh, alive, and for about fifty shekels. That is all we can afford. The end of Ramadan … Continue reading

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From Gaza to Gallipoli- A missing piece of the ANZAC puzzle

Loai Ahmed April 2021  As a young boy growing up in war torn Gaza, you learn pretty quickly that life is precious and fragile. I am 28 now, and a graduate of Gaza University, a soccer player who played for Palestine … Continue reading

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Turkish Prisoners on Arab soil

More than a hundred years on from WW1, we remember that Turkish soldiers were kept prisoners in battles on Arab soil The world commemorates a more than century since the First World War ended with the victory of Britain, France … Continue reading

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