Studying gave life some meaning: Gaza student nears graduation
Oct 12, 2025 #Palestine #Gaza #Israel
In Gaza, computer engineering student Shayma Abualatta has completed one of her final exams, a milestone
Oct 12, 2025 #Palestine #Gaza #Israel
In Gaza, computer engineering student Shayma Abualatta has completed one of her final exams, a milestone achieved despite two years of bombardment, displacement and repeated internet blackouts.
“I just finished my exams,” she told Al Jazeera in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, describing how unstable connections often interrupted her studies. “We’ve gotten used to it, reconnecting, downloading lectures, charging our devices, and going back to study. It’s become our way of surviving.”
Abualatta is now two exams and a graduation project away from completing her degree. During the war, she was displaced seven times, moving from northern to southern Gaza. At one point, she enrolled in an online university to continue her studies before her local university reopened.
“For us, studying gave life some meaning,” she said. “It was the only thing that didn’t reduce our days to just surviving, finding water, food, or firewood. It gave us purpose.”
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