Tag: Gaza

Frustrated fisherman in Gaza. My father is a fisherman. Setting off to the lake, taking care of his nets and hooks and observing the waters is what he loves the most in the world. Although he doesen’t earn his living with fishing, it’s what defines him, what is in the essence of his being. The sparkle […]

    Triple somersaults in the air, jumps so high they make your head spin, climbing the walls in a blink of an eye. Yesterday I had the priviledge to meet the Gaza Parkour and Free Running Team in the city of Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza strip. This group of young men has […]

    The EAPPI-part of my blog is over, but I will share with you my visit to Gaza, where I try to get an overview of the life under the siege and the impact of the latest war. And in English as a response to request of those who cannot read Finnish. (The small […]

Ihmisoikeustarkkailijapestini on tullut päätökseen. Tuli aika jättää hyvästit Yanounin talvisateiden vihreiksi muuttamille kummuille ja silmät sirrillä hymyäville kyläläisille, Ghassanille ja tiimikavereille. Itku pääsi viimeistään sitten, kun join viimeistä kertaa teetä arabianopettajamme ja alakerran naapurimme Najihan luona. Muistin ne lukemattomat kerrat kun istuin sillä samalla valkoisella muovituolilla, katselin ikkunasta alas laaksoon ja kuuntelin Najihan rupattelua perheensä […]