This letter was sent to IBBY Sections and Friends Dear IBBY Friends, It is around one year now since the Israeli horrendous attack on Gaza and the complete destruction of IBBY al-Ataa library and the damaging of al Shawka library. The sad reality is...
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During the second visit of a delegation of ‘Librarians and Archivists with Palestine’ (LAP) to the Palestinian Occupied Territory IBBY Palestine arranged for a meeting with the delegation on April 6th, 2015 . After the introduction of attendees, LAP...
Children Solidarity: Letters of Apprection
Letters of the Children of Gaza to the Children of Pakistan Al Sikka Library Anwar Fayyad- 11 years When our house was destroyed I felt lonely and nobody encouraged me to return to my normal life. But thanks to the support of the children of Pakistan...
One Book – Many Communities ‘Mornings in Jenin’
Report on One Book – Many Communities ‘Mornings in Jenin’ End of January 2015 IBBY Palestinian Section held its meeting in the afternoon at Tamer Institute. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the book ‘Mornings in Jenin’ by Suzan Abulhawa whic...
Children Testimonies: We Were Screaming no One Heard Us!
Children Testimonies: Days of Horror We Were Screaming no One Heard Us! I am the child ‘Uday Barbakh’ and I saw many ugly scenes caused by the late Israeli occupation forces aggression on Gaza. My parents and I were displaced from our home to my uncl...
Children Testimonies: Oh God don't Deprive Me of My Father!
Children Testimonies: Days of Horror Oh God do not Deprive Me of My Father! A new day of the tragic days lived by us the children of Gaza. It is the beginning of aggression. I won’t write much, but I will speak with words that will be understood by a...
Children Testimonies: We Felt Death Every Minute!
Children Testimonies: Days of Horror We Felt Death Every Minute! We were at home on Friday night and we heard the sound of shells being fired from the occupiers on our neighbourhood. We couldn’t sleep all night because of the shelling; it was a diffi...
Children Testimonies: I Looked to the Sky Asking for Mercy
Children Testimonies: Days of Horror I Looked to the Sky Asking for Mercy From the first day of the war the Israeli military planes were bombing the arable lands next to our house, we were very afraid. The planes were bombing at all times night and d...
Children Testimonies: Our Burnt House
Children Testimonies: Days of Horror Our Burnt House During the very cruel war we were sitting at home, and the planes fired two shells in front of our house. We ran away to our uncle’s house, and we found the area more dangerous, so we rushed quickl...
Children Testimonies: Our Destroyed Home
Children Testimonies: Days of Horror Our Destroyed Home I am the child Malak, I am 11 years old. I will tell you about the war on Gaza for the year 2014 after I had told my story for year 2012. When the land war came on the Gaza district, the populat...