Photographs for which there are no words: Some hurdles to Back-to-School in Gaza


Getty images. A young boy at the blackboard of a school in Gaza, August 2014. Via BBC.

Getty images. A young boy at the blackboard of a school in Gaza, August 2014. Via BBC.

Gaza got bombed 97 years ago when the British seized it, in World War I.

In the 21st century, things have not changed enough for the people who live in the area.

It’s even worse in Gaza than it was for the West Bank earlier.

 

This entry was posted on Monday, August 18th, 2014 at 1:00 pm and is filed under Civil Rights, Classroom technology, Education, History, History images, Human Rights, Israel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to Photographs for which there are no words: Some hurdles to Back-to-School in Gaza

  1. Unknown's avatar School in distant, difficult classrooms: Kenya | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    December 4, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    […] Classroom in Gaza […]

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  2. Ed Darrell's avatar Ed Darrell says:
    August 19, 2014 at 12:04 am

    This Tweet offers some silent, photographic commentary:
    http://twitter.com/charlesfrith/status/497012486034313217

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  3. thebookybunhead's avatar thebookybunhead says:
    August 18, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    A powerful visual.

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