The story of a book in Gaza: A treasured possession given new lease of life
- Aya al-Shawa, 10, sits in sixth grade at a school in northern Gaza, holding a book she recently received and what is now one of her most treasured possessions.
- Before it reached Aya’s hands, it had a difficult journey.
- It once sat on a bookshelf before an Israeli attack demolished the building it was housed in, leaving it buried beneath the rubble.
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- Aya al-Shawa, 10, sits in sixth grade at a school in northern Gaza, holding a book she recently received and what is now one of her most treasured possessions.
- Before it reached Aya’s hands, it had a difficult journey.
- It once sat on a bookshelf before an Israeli attack demolished the building it was housed in, leaving it buried beneath the rubble.
Sources: Al Jazeera