We have known Akram since we were young. He is a friend of my father.
Akram has lived next to his two sisters for many years. He is younger than them.
They doted on him as if they were his mother. And, in a sense, they had assumed that role as their own mother had died.
Akram had four sons and one daughter.
Majduleen, his daughter, was especially close to him. A student of English, she was very bright.
Tragically, she died because of a health issue during her final year at college. Her loss affected Akram deeply.
After Israel declared its current war, it ordered a mass evacuation from the northern part of Gaza. ….more
