Mohammed El-Kurd

One school of thought would say you should be wary of the things that make you laugh, but another school of thought would say this is a commentary on our natural reactions to tragedies, right? In 2012, 2011, something like this, we had a protest. And after the protest, all of the women of the neighborhood were sitting down under the fig tree of our neighborhood, which they always do.

One school of thought would say you should be wary of the things that make you laugh, but another school of thought would say this is a commentary on our natural reactions to tragedies, right? In 2012, 2011, something like this, we had a protest. And after the protest, all of the women of the neighborhood were sitting down under the fig tree of our neighborhood, which they always do.

And a bunch of soldiers, maybe 40 soldiers, started marching down the street and everybody dispersed and hid in their homes. But my aunt, who has now passed away, my aunt refused to go home. She wanted to gather her teacups because she really cared about her teacups. So I was begging her to go inside and she refused. She was gathering her teacups.

And a bunch of soldiers, maybe 40 soldiers, started marching down the street and everybody dispersed and hid in their homes. But my aunt, who has now passed away, my aunt refused to go home. She wanted to gather her teacups because she really cared about her teacups. So I was begging her to go inside and she refused. She was gathering her teacups.

And a bunch of soldiers, maybe 40 soldiers, started marching down the street and everybody dispersed and hid in their homes. But my aunt, who has now passed away, my aunt refused to go home. She wanted to gather her teacups because she really cared about her teacups. So I was begging her to go inside and she refused. She was gathering her teacups.

So a soldier grabbed me and squeezed me between his baton and an electricity pole. And it was very excruciatingly painful and traumatizing for me as a child. But it was... It's also a funny memory in a way, despite the pain, despite the trauma that came with it. There's still something funny about it. The absurdity of it. Yeah, and it's dignifying to find humor in these kinds of things.

So a soldier grabbed me and squeezed me between his baton and an electricity pole. And it was very excruciatingly painful and traumatizing for me as a child. But it was... It's also a funny memory in a way, despite the pain, despite the trauma that came with it. There's still something funny about it. The absurdity of it. Yeah, and it's dignifying to find humor in these kinds of things.

So a soldier grabbed me and squeezed me between his baton and an electricity pole. And it was very excruciatingly painful and traumatizing for me as a child. But it was... It's also a funny memory in a way, despite the pain, despite the trauma that came with it. There's still something funny about it. The absurdity of it. Yeah, and it's dignifying to find humor in these kinds of things.

It makes you realize you are not so weak, you are not so powerless. Another thing is, my same aunt, who was super obsessed with cleanliness, would... insists on not going to sleep before washing the dishes. And I would always tease her and say, what, you're just gonna give them the house clean? You can leave it dirty so they have to clean it up.

It makes you realize you are not so weak, you are not so powerless. Another thing is, my same aunt, who was super obsessed with cleanliness, would... insists on not going to sleep before washing the dishes. And I would always tease her and say, what, you're just gonna give them the house clean? You can leave it dirty so they have to clean it up.

It makes you realize you are not so weak, you are not so powerless. Another thing is, my same aunt, who was super obsessed with cleanliness, would... insists on not going to sleep before washing the dishes. And I would always tease her and say, what, you're just gonna give them the house clean? You can leave it dirty so they have to clean it up.

And these little things, although incredibly absurd and telling of a harrowing reality that our family and many in the neighborhood were living, are also the coping mechanisms that we were using to deal with our everyday reality. And so much in the public framing of Palestinians, be it in media and novels and diplomacy and so on and so forth,

And these little things, although incredibly absurd and telling of a harrowing reality that our family and many in the neighborhood were living, are also the coping mechanisms that we were using to deal with our everyday reality. And so much in the public framing of Palestinians, be it in media and novels and diplomacy and so on and so forth,

And these little things, although incredibly absurd and telling of a harrowing reality that our family and many in the neighborhood were living, are also the coping mechanisms that we were using to deal with our everyday reality. And so much in the public framing of Palestinians, be it in media and novels and diplomacy and so on and so forth,

is that of the powerless victim, is that of the person who only weeps. Israeli propagandists, for example, will show pictures on Twitter of a house in Gaza, and they'll be like, look, this house has windows. They're talking about their BCs, but they have a balcony on their house. What are they talking about?

is that of the powerless victim, is that of the person who only weeps. Israeli propagandists, for example, will show pictures on Twitter of a house in Gaza, and they'll be like, look, this house has windows. They're talking about their BCs, but they have a balcony on their house. What are they talking about?

is that of the powerless victim, is that of the person who only weeps. Israeli propagandists, for example, will show pictures on Twitter of a house in Gaza, and they'll be like, look, this house has windows. They're talking about their BCs, but they have a balcony on their house. What are they talking about?

Or they'll show a video of a supermarket in Gaza, and they'll be like, how come they're talking about a blockade when they have a supermarket, and blah, blah, blah. As though, you know, the ceiling has been so lowered that we can't even afford joy anymore. Or, you know, a little supermarket in the neighborhood.

Or they'll show a video of a supermarket in Gaza, and they'll be like, how come they're talking about a blockade when they have a supermarket, and blah, blah, blah. As though, you know, the ceiling has been so lowered that we can't even afford joy anymore. Or, you know, a little supermarket in the neighborhood.

Or they'll show a video of a supermarket in Gaza, and they'll be like, how come they're talking about a blockade when they have a supermarket, and blah, blah, blah. As though, you know, the ceiling has been so lowered that we can't even afford joy anymore. Or, you know, a little supermarket in the neighborhood.