Arwa really brings home the horrors going on for the Palestinians in Gaza. But we need to know. One can only bow 🙇♀️ with respect to the grace of the people in Gaza.
INARA is doing a great job, good to know that they still have a team there.♥️♥️♥️
This part “ waves of this toxic suffocating tsunami of anger, infuriation, frustration. I remember wanting to punch the wall and then thinking it would be really stupid to break my hand. It was not about the mice. It was about everything else…” — everything else and all at once lodged in our bodies.
Dearest Arwa, your compassion and that of your Inara family is just so beautiful. Your stories from the field always bring tears to my eyes. I know very well why they must love you so much out there…a place whose horrors I can only imagine. You make the horror,maybe not go away, but bearable. I cannot fathom how it can be borne but somehow these brave people are doing it. 😔
i have a lot of thoughts on all you’ve written but not the necessary words. so this will have to do.
it may have not felt like "enough", but making that young man smile was exactly enough because in that dark corner of his existence , he felt seen. your presence in itself was a charity.
you have a gift of standing with the humans you see before you and making them feel really seen and that’s just as important, aside from any aid you bring. Palestinians have shown the world what grace is. it’s a grace under fire in the most literal sense. see them as humans worthy of their due respect and they will shine back love without conditions
respectfully Arwa, i wish you could disabuse yourself of the notion that what you do isn’t “enough” or worse that you’ve failed.
through your personal efforts with INARA thousands of lives have been changed for the better. If we could all fail in this way hey, the world would be a much better place.
Thank you Lena for everything you say here, I truly appreciate it. It might seem like backwards logic, but I've always been a "not good enough" sort of person, I don't believe in patting myself on the back & always believe I can / should have done better. I realize that it can be a detrimental way of thinking, but at the same time it's always pushing me to strive for better and not settle, if that makes sense.
i guess it makes sense. the idea of not being enough is an inherent hazard of being a human with xx chromosomes and an empathetic heart. but even given that, not everyone has the bravery to stand inside of another’s suffering the way you do again and again. that’s a lot of guts. chapeau
While there can never be enough for the Palestinians, their need an infinite black hole of loss and destruction, you have given them something that helps them survive. Knowing there are others watching and bearing witness to their suffering is so important for them, to know they’re not alone in their nightmare. Understanding much of the world is behind them gives them hope for an end to it all. And you have done that in spades, Arwa. Just INARA alone is more than most can achieve in a lifetime, to improve the quality of life of someone else is one of the greatest gifts we can give. I understand your need to scream though. I wake up every morning in the comfort of my safe and comfortable home, remembering the people in Gaza with absolutely nothing, and Israel still trying to steal more. Edvard Munch’s primal scream is perfectly descriptive of the rage I feel inside. As I can only imagine those living in tents feel, with the dirt and rough, hard earthen floors and the rodents that share their space. The frustration over the little I can offer in help makes it even harder to bear. You are so right when you describe their grace, their “Sumud”, getting through each day, and starting all over again the next. Extraordinary. They’ve taught me things I will never forget. Thank you Arwa, for telling their stories, so others, too, can experience these people’s perseverance, and grace. ❤️
None of us are worthy of mercy or grace though they aren’t something we can earn they are just given and received freely as a blessing. I’m hoping for you and end to these conditions and this genocide
Arwa really brings home the horrors going on for the Palestinians in Gaza. But we need to know. One can only bow 🙇♀️ with respect to the grace of the people in Gaza.
INARA is doing a great job, good to know that they still have a team there.♥️♥️♥️
they’re teaching (those who are watching) the true meaning of perseverance and grace that’s for sure
Helen ❤️🤗❤️🤗
Today we also remember the brave & honorable Anas Al-Sharif 💔🕊️
This part “ waves of this toxic suffocating tsunami of anger, infuriation, frustration. I remember wanting to punch the wall and then thinking it would be really stupid to break my hand. It was not about the mice. It was about everything else…” — everything else and all at once lodged in our bodies.
Thanks for what you do
Thank you for always using your platform Arwa 🙏🇵🇸❤️
Dearest Arwa, your compassion and that of your Inara family is just so beautiful. Your stories from the field always bring tears to my eyes. I know very well why they must love you so much out there…a place whose horrors I can only imagine. You make the horror,maybe not go away, but bearable. I cannot fathom how it can be borne but somehow these brave people are doing it. 😔
Darling Cigdem ❤️❤️❤️
i have a lot of thoughts on all you’ve written but not the necessary words. so this will have to do.
it may have not felt like "enough", but making that young man smile was exactly enough because in that dark corner of his existence , he felt seen. your presence in itself was a charity.
you have a gift of standing with the humans you see before you and making them feel really seen and that’s just as important, aside from any aid you bring. Palestinians have shown the world what grace is. it’s a grace under fire in the most literal sense. see them as humans worthy of their due respect and they will shine back love without conditions
respectfully Arwa, i wish you could disabuse yourself of the notion that what you do isn’t “enough” or worse that you’ve failed.
through your personal efforts with INARA thousands of lives have been changed for the better. If we could all fail in this way hey, the world would be a much better place.
Beautifully written, Lena 🥰
Thank you Lena for everything you say here, I truly appreciate it. It might seem like backwards logic, but I've always been a "not good enough" sort of person, I don't believe in patting myself on the back & always believe I can / should have done better. I realize that it can be a detrimental way of thinking, but at the same time it's always pushing me to strive for better and not settle, if that makes sense.
i guess it makes sense. the idea of not being enough is an inherent hazard of being a human with xx chromosomes and an empathetic heart. but even given that, not everyone has the bravery to stand inside of another’s suffering the way you do again and again. that’s a lot of guts. chapeau
While there can never be enough for the Palestinians, their need an infinite black hole of loss and destruction, you have given them something that helps them survive. Knowing there are others watching and bearing witness to their suffering is so important for them, to know they’re not alone in their nightmare. Understanding much of the world is behind them gives them hope for an end to it all. And you have done that in spades, Arwa. Just INARA alone is more than most can achieve in a lifetime, to improve the quality of life of someone else is one of the greatest gifts we can give. I understand your need to scream though. I wake up every morning in the comfort of my safe and comfortable home, remembering the people in Gaza with absolutely nothing, and Israel still trying to steal more. Edvard Munch’s primal scream is perfectly descriptive of the rage I feel inside. As I can only imagine those living in tents feel, with the dirt and rough, hard earthen floors and the rodents that share their space. The frustration over the little I can offer in help makes it even harder to bear. You are so right when you describe their grace, their “Sumud”, getting through each day, and starting all over again the next. Extraordinary. They’ve taught me things I will never forget. Thank you Arwa, for telling their stories, so others, too, can experience these people’s perseverance, and grace. ❤️
None of us are worthy of mercy or grace though they aren’t something we can earn they are just given and received freely as a blessing. I’m hoping for you and end to these conditions and this genocide
Thank you Arwa to keep us informed and for your courage!