Traveling to gaza

28 March,2011 10:33 AM IST |   |  Swara Bhaskar

I have grown up reading tales from the Arabian Nights and conjuring up wild fantasies of the desert and its people


Swara Bhaskar

I have grown up reading tales from the Arabian Nights and conjuring up wild fantasies of the desert and its people.

So, when I got the chance to travel to the Gaza Strip using the land route recently, I grabbed the opportunity and joined the First Asian Solidarity Caravan.

Touring Gaza via India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Egypt to show political solidarity for Palestine was a wonderful experience.

Along with activists, students and trade unions from 13 Asian countries, I became part of a convoy carrying one million dollars worth of medical aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. I'll cherish this experience throughout my life!
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Arabian Nights desert Gaza