Welcome to our garden in Gaza City, where I have spent my 24 years surrounded by colors.
If you keep walking, you will see palm, orange, olive, guava and lemon trees. We shared their fruits with the whole neighborhood, bringing happiness and satisfaction over the years.
Gaza’s precious greenery is not only a source of food but a conduit for mental health recovery, a playground for growing kids, relaxation, enjoyment and much more.
If you walk the streets, you can smell flowers from gardens, and if you ask a resident of Gaza for some fruit, I bet that he or she will give you the tree.
In summer, many residents in Gaza take great pride in their gardens, even turning balconies and rooms into small ones. We used to sit in our garden among red roses with friends and loved ones eating ice cream or drinking steaming tea containing just-picked mint……more
