Meet Mahmoud, no artist, but I call him a frontline poet who writes frontline poetry.
This is his story:
My name is Mahmoud, I am 24 years old, and I am from Gaza.
Before the war, I completed my accounting studies and worked in a dairy products factory to help support my family. Since October 2023, our lives have changed completely. We lost our home, our work, and the stability we once knew.
Today, I care for a family of eight living in an unsafe shelter while struggling to secure food, clean water, medicine, and other basic necessities. My mother suffers from high blood pressure and urgently needs medication and eyeglasses, while I do my best to support my younger brother Yaman and help him continue his education.
I share our story not only to seek support for my family, but also to show the reality faced by countless families in Gaza who are trying to survive each day with dignity despite unimaginable hardships.
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