by Negin Owliaei | May 10, 2026 | Afghanistan, Antiwar, Children, Disarmament, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Minab, Mother's Day, Op-Ed, Palestine, War, weapons, Yemen
A video of Makan Nasiri has been shared over and over on social media in recent weeks. It starts off with vignettes familiar to so many parents: a young child opening the door to be surprised by a birthday cake, then walking with friends, then dancing joyfully with an older relative. Halfway through, though, there’s a sharp transition. Nasiri was a student at Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in…
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by Sara Awad | May 10, 2026 | Children, Gaza, Israel, Mother's Day, Mothers, Op-Ed, Palestine, Pregnancy, War
In Gaza, motherhood does not exist separately from fear. It unfolds inside it — even now, during what is called a ceasefire. I think about this when I speak to my mother from a distance. I try to picture her day as she shares it with me, and the parts of it she doesn’t. The effort it must take to keep going — to care, to cook, to reassure, while carrying a weight of exhaustion — is hard to…
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