Photo Essay | I am part of this city, and it is part of me by Rowan, Gaza, Palestine

These are pictures of a city that is frequently mentioned on the news, often sad news, wars, siege, power and water cuts… This is my beautiful city of Gaza, part of the state of Palestine, with an area of 360 square kilometers, with a population of approximately 2 million.

I am part of this city, and it is part of me.

 

 

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This is just one example of the important work produced by YaLa’s citizen journalists, a program funded by the European Union’s Peacebuilding Initiative in order to enable young leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa to document and share their experiences of the region.