As I write, I am filled with sorrow and grief at the martyrdoms of several of my colleagues: Dr. Inas Mahmoud Yousef, Dr. Maisara Alrayyes and Dr. Nahed al-Harazin.
I studied with them for several years at Al-Azhar University in Gaza, and they are among the many who have been killed by Israel during this genocidal war.
I am writing their obituaries now so their deaths are recorded for posterity.
Dr. Inas Mahmoud Yousef
Dr. Inas Mahmoud Yousef was 29 years old, a mother to three-year-old Hassan and pregnant with her second child when Israel killed her on 29 October 2023.
Just hours before her death, Dr. Inas posted a condolence message on Facebook for our colleague, Dr. Doaa Awad. She was sad and frustrated about the martyrdom of Dr. Doaa, whose home had been struck by an Israeli missile…..more