Navigating dreams, survivor’s guilt, and the yearning for Gaza
New Year Countdown 2024 in Penang, Malaysia. Screenshot from a video by Miswanto Suliman. Fair use. This story, written by Basma Almaza, was initially published by We Are Not Numbers on January 26, 2024, as a personal narrative amid the relentless bombardment ***f Gaza by Israel\. It is published as part of a content\-sharing agreement with Global Voices\.* Until I turned 17 in Gaza, I thought my life was ordinary. That’s when I realized traveling abroad wasn’t just a journey; it entailed enduring a thousand deaths — facing borders and experiencing psychological torment that cuts deep into the...