Middle East
EN
My students are studying English in Gaza to have a chance to leave
['Said Alsaloul', 'Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp', 'Occupied Palestinian Territories']
IRIN - Middle East
Al-MAGHAZI REFUGEE CAMP, occupied Palestinian territoriesI am an English teacher in the Gaza Strip.
As I teach, I look at my students and think: Who will reconstruct Gaza when everyone leaves?
The only goalMy goal as an English teacher is to open up the world to my students through language.
During the long periods it was closed, I wrote and taught private English lessons to a few ambitious students to keep my career alive.
The only light my students can see at the end of the tunnel is the scholarship they’ve pinned their futures on.