Al Jazeera
A team of book enthusiasts in Gaza is trying to keep Palestine’s literary heritage alive during Israel’s genocide.
Gaza’s 700,000 children have been deprived of regular in-person education since the war began in October 2023, so books have become a vital way for them to reconnect with learning.
While libraries and schools have been destroyed – taking with them tens of thousands of books – some residents of Gaza have protected and recovered books throughout the war.
Now, those preserved books are a crucial educational lifeline for Gaza’s children, and a cultural lifeline for residents.
Gaza’s 700,000 children have been deprived of regular in-person education since the war began in October 2023, so books have become a vital way for them to reconnect with learning.
While libraries and schools have been destroyed – taking with them tens of thousands of books – some residents of Gaza have protected and recovered books throughout the war.
Now, those preserved books are a crucial educational lifeline for Gaza’s children, and a cultural lifeline for residents.
