M.A.

Language: English

Place of Recording (Interviewee): Gaza

Available: Edited transcript / full transcript on demand

This interview with M.A., a 27-year-old poet and translator from Rafah, Gaza, discusses his personal experiences in the first months following October 7th, 2023. M.A. shares the challenges of survival, including the loss of his home, long queues for basic necessities like food, water, and electricity, and the emotional toll on himself and his family. He reflects on the difference between merely surviving and truly living, expressing the psychological and physical hardships faced by Palestinians in Gaza.