Maha Ali once dreamed of becoming a journalist, telling the world’s stories from Gaza. Today, her only goal is survival – finding food in an enclave gripped by hunger.
As the war grinds on, the 26-year-old honors student lives among the crumbling remains of the Islamic University.
Once a vibrant hub of learning, it is now a crowded shelter for the displaced, like most educational institutions across Gaza.
“We used to say we wanted to live, to study, to travel,” Ali said. “Now we just say we want to eat.”
She is part of a generation of Gazans – from schoolchildren to university graduates – whose education has been shattered by nearly two years of Israeli airstrikes, leaving classrooms in rubble and futures on hold.
