I Was a Teacher in Gaza. This Is What Haunts Me Now.

Musa Babatoha, a Palestinian poet and teacher now residing in the U.S., recounts his traumatic experiences sheltering in schools during the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. He expresses the heartbreaking shift of classrooms from places of learning to refuge from violence. Babatoha discusses the profound loss felt in education, detailing how the conflict dismantles hope and joy in teaching. His personal narrative illuminates the resilience required to navigate such despair, emphasizing the lasting impact of war on students and educators.