Art offers young Gaza survivors solace and escape from war’s devastation
- Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – Maryam sits in front of a blank sheet of paper, holding her pencil as she begins drawing the first lines.
- Her eyes focus on the details of the drawing while her hand moves calmly.
- Amid a reality in which Israel’s genocidal war has imposed itself on the details of everyday life in Gaza, 16-year-old Maryam tries to create a different environment for herself, even if only for a few hours.
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- Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – Maryam sits in front of a blank sheet of paper, holding her pencil as she begins drawing the first lines.
- Her eyes focus on the details of the drawing while her hand moves calmly.
- Amid a reality in which Israel’s genocidal war has imposed itself on the details of everyday life in Gaza, 16-year-old Maryam tries to create a different environment for herself, even if only for a few hours.
Sources: Al Jazeera