Sound of hope
Gaza's young musicians sing and play in the ruins as escape from despair
Updated: 2025-08-25 10:29
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Three female students practiced the song Greensleeves on guitar outside the tent, while another group of boys were tapping out rhythms on Middle Eastern hand drums. Few instruments have survived the fighting, said Fouad Khader, who coordinates the revived classes at the conservatory. Teachers have bought some musical instruments from displaced people for the students to use.
Sarah al-Suwairki, 20, said sometimes due to hunger and tiredness she can't manage the short walk to her twice weekly music classes, but she loves learning the guitar. "I love discovering new genres, but more specifically rock music. I am very into rock," she said.
