Saja and Tia’s story
‘I wished, my little love, that you could have come into this world under better circumstances. I wished you had entered the life I had dreamed and prepared for you. I wished you had come when I was healthy, when I was emotionally well, and when I was able to be the mother full of love and life that I wanted to be.’
Read ‘My First Mother’s Day’
For years, I worked with local and international organisations in Gaza, contributing to educational initiatives and projects supporting children, women, and young people, while helping strengthen the voices of Palestinian youth.
My professional experience spans teaching, content writing, translation, and presenting. I have always believed that education and communication can open doors, amplify unheard voices, and create meaningful change.
But in October 2023, my life changed forever. I was nine months pregnant when the mosque beside my family home was bombed.
I was trapped inside our building until civil defence teams rescued me. Eighteen days into the war, I gave birth to Tia in Gaza, amid fear, uncertainty, and unimaginable circumstances.
Today, as a single mother raising Tia in Egypt after displacement, I am trying to continue the journey I worked so hard to build.
Thank you for standing with a Palestinian mother and her daughter, and for believing that even after war and displacement, a different future is still possible.
