I’m inviting you to collectively achieve one amazing goal: rebuild a small media that used to operate in Gaza.
It’s called Batrawi Media, and it was built by my friend from Gaza in 2009.
I met Mahmoud in Cairo. It is where he had evacuated with his family, literally leaving his whole life behind. Not only behind, but destroyed — including all the equipment he had.
Everything he had built over 15 years was destroyed at the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war in 2023.
How he had built everything and the obstacles he had to overcome to create his own company and even hire other talent from Gaza are, no matter how much I might think I know about Gaza, unimaginable to me.
That’s why I’ve asked Mahmoud to kindly share bits and pieces of his story.
You can find our whole conversation here and a shorter version of it below. Also, find our invitation to collectively rebuild his company.
Israel might have destroyed the equipment and other material resources needed for Mahmoud’s company to operate.
However, it didn’t destroy the things that no fire can burn: the talent, the skill, the determination.
Now, we call for you – the international community – to show your solidarity by investing in Mahmoud’s and my initiative ✊🏽
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