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    Writers, artists, scientists: Gaza mourns its cultural losses

    by Ghada Abdulfattah Jan 24, 2024 4 minutes

    The Gaza Health Ministry announced this week that the number of Palestinians killed by Israel’s offensive in Gaza surpassed 25,000.

    But there is a hidden, second toll: the writers, historians, artists, scientists, and university professors whose deaths have left a gaping hole in Gaza’s social fabric and in the hearts of people touched and inspired by them.

    It is a loss, they say, that Palestinian society will feel for generations to come.

    Colleagues still mourn Muhammed Sami Qraiqea, a 24-year-old visual and digital artist who devoted his life to using art and technology to chronicle Palestinians’ plight and brighten the lives of young Gaza residents.

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