I’m also writing this post as a little beautiful note in history to remind myself of the love and beauty one person can share with others. This beautiful week felt like a small recovery for me, especially with the beautiful photos my professor and her friends have been sending from different corners of the world, in a time that I really have been fed up with all that has been going on here. She always reminds me that beauty is everywhere if we choose to see it, and somehow she makes me feel like I’m part of that beauty too. Whenever I mention her name to my family, it feels like I’m speaking of an icon, not just a person- I have never met her in real life, yet her kindness and belief still reach me here in Gaza. Dear professor, I can’t wait for the magnificent day I finally leave and meet the icon you are.
Abdallah Aljazzar
19/08/2025
(Translated by writer)
