With 80 p.c of colleges destroyed, college students in Gaza have misplaced a 12 months of schooling and are on the point of shedding one other.
It’s a back-to-school week within the Center East, apart from Palestinian college students within the Gaza Strip. Their lecture rooms are in ruins or have turn into shelters for the displaced. Their backpacks was crammed with books however now carry the little they’ve left.
Nearly 80 p.c of colleges in Gaza have been broken or destroyed, and the final remaining college within the Strip was demolished by the Israeli army in January. What impact will all these losses have on the tradition and the reminiscence of Palestinians?
Presenter: Anelise Borges
Visitors:
Samar Saeed – Georgetown College
Muhannad Ayyash – Mount Royal College
Deanna Othman – Educator & journalist
Noor Nasar – Colleges With out Borders founder
Afaq Baker – Scholar in Gaza