The Palestinian photo-journalist Mohammed Omer, based in the Gazan Rafah refugee camp, writes on how before the current conflict the holy month of Ramadan had brought Gazans together in their droves for a soap opera obsession (electricity permitting).
Published in the Washington Report on Middle-East Affairs, '“Bab Al Harra,” Gaza’s Ramadan Addiction' gives a stark reminder of what life has been like for Gazans living under the Israeli siege. But Omer's article reflects how Gazans gathered together for the "nostalgic soap opera...a comforting reminder of traditional family values, normalcy and principles."
Published in the Washington Report on Middle-East Affairs, '“Bab Al Harra,” Gaza’s Ramadan Addiction' gives a stark reminder of what life has been like for Gazans living under the Israeli siege. But Omer's article reflects how Gazans gathered together for the "nostalgic soap opera...a comforting reminder of traditional family values, normalcy and principles."
"Each night after dinner—electricity permitting—families sit down together and travel back in time to a period where life flowed easily, separation walls didn’t exist, men were gentlemen and their wives exquisite. Gazans who live in homes or neighborhoods without television or electricity gathered in cafés providing large TV monitors to watch the nightly installment, while quietly smoking waterpipes and drinking tea."
This article provides an uplifting testament to families living in hardship, yet it is also incredibly sad to read with regard to current events.
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