By Saud Abu Ramadan Gaza, Feb 15 (EFE).- A female-only boxing club in the Gaza Strip, the territory’s first of its kind, is breaking conservative views and gender stereotypes in the coastal enclave ruled by the Hamas Islamist group through empowering Palestinian women and girls to compete internationally. After years of planning and hard work, …
By Saud Abu Ramadan Gaza, Sep 18 (EFE).- Young Palestinians in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip turn to surfing as an escape from their stressful daily reality. With their old and rickety boards, they spend hours surfing, taking advantage of the long sunshine hours, high temperatures and the Mediterranean waves. The sport has burst onto the …
By Saud Abu Ramadan Gaza, Jun 15 (EFE).- While the Islamist group Hamas celebrates 15 years since it took over Gaza, residents of the coastal enclave remain isolated and impoverished amid a power struggle with the rival faction Fatah and a years-long Israeli blockade. “Each day is worse than the other,” Mohamed Bannat tells Efe. …