When Islam Abu Odeh, a lifelong resident of the Aida Camp whose family fled there from her village in 1948 found that her son has cerebral palsy and epilepsy she was devastated but also committed to overcome the culture of silence around disabilities in the Middle East. Sadly residents of Occupied Palestine have limited professional services for people with disabilities.
Read MoreWe’ve been in Palestine for a week now. Every day has brought new people and experiences but at the same time, much that is not new. This is my fourth trip to Palestine, and I still find the preceding statement to hold true but reinforced with each trip. Two qualities of the Palestinian people which particularly impress me is the quality of “sumud”, meaning “stalwart” or “steadfast”.
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