Graduation is truly an amazing experience.
In August 2023, my best friend Muhammad invited me to his university graduation. It was a brilliant ceremony, captured in a thousand photos and filled with music and song and a generally festive atmosphere.
Muhammad was a year ahead of me, and we had first met through a project for writers where we developed a close friendship.
We even planned for my graduation ceremony. I chose my outfit in my head. We were so thrilled, thinking the year would fly by quickly. I pictured myself at the ceremony with my family and sisters, looking radiant, lively and full of laughter. I envisioned us taking countless photos together in the most gorgeous dresses.
University has been great for me.
In the summer of 2020, I completed my baccalaureate studies and got ready to pursue my undergraduate degree in translation at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City. ….more
