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<div>Hello,
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<div>My name is Raza Kazmi. I am an artist and educator living in Hartford, Connecticut.
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<div>My name is Kenshi Sugita, and I am part of a group of volunteers recording audio coverage of the protests for Palestine around Tokyo. These videos are streamed on Choose Life Project.
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<div>We are reaching out to support our dear friend <strong>Maram Taiseer Muhammad al-Louh, a 24-year-old mother living in Gaza</strong>, whose family we know well. Maram and her family have endured unimaginable hardships during the ongoing siege.
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<div>Maram, her husband Ibrahim, a barber, and their two-year-old daughter Awaatef (Awatif) lived in a beautiful home in eastern Gaza City near the border. “It was a beautiful house with a balcony overlooking the agricultural lands,” Maram recalls. “My memories are beautiful. It resembled the warmth of a family.” Tragically, their home was destroyed in an airstrike at the onset of the siege.
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<div>Forced to flee south, the family endured three displacements before settling in Deir al-Balah, where they have since been displaced five more times.
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<div>On October 14, 2023, Maram and Ibrahim welcomed two orphans, Aileen and Awda, into their family. The siblings narrowly survived a bombing at their grandmother’s house, where they had been evacuated. Their mother, Alaa, and their sister, Reem, tragically did not survive.
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<div>“We heard the sound of the bombing and knew the house had been struck,” Maram recounts. “We received a call that their mother, Alaa, and sister, Reem, had been killed. Awda and Aileen were injured and taken to the hospital. When they were released, my husband brought them to our displacement site. My husband and I cared for them and tended to their wounds until they recovered. They have remained with us since then.”
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<div>Witnessing the death of their mother and sister has left Aileen and Awda with severe PTSD.
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<div>“They are living in a difficult psychological state because they lived through the incident and saw the sight of their mother martyred and the fire in the house. They have not forgotten their sister Reem—they remember her well.”
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<div>In addition to their emotional trauma, both children have serious medical needs resulting from the bombing, including burns, wounds, stitches, and embedded shrapnel.
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<div>Maram had known Aileen and Awda before the bombing, as Alaa had introduced them. Alaa hoped Awda, who struggled with anxiety, and Awaatef, an only child, would become friends. Their bond brought joy to Awaatef, who previously had no siblings to play with. Aileen, too, had always been fond of Maram, further strengthening their connection.
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<div>Now, under siege in Deir al-Balah, the family faces relentless bombardment and famine. The decimated economy has left them with no resources, and Maram’s family desperately needs help. Despite their own challenges, Maram and Ibrahim opened their hearts and home to Awda and Aileen, demonstrating extraordinary compassion.
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<div>We are raising funds to help Maram and her family meet their urgent needs, including:
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<div>Food
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<div>Clothing
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<div>Essential supplies
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<div>Tent protection against the harsh winter
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<div>Medical care for Aileen, Awda, and the rest of the family
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<div>Charitable initiatives like distributing meals to neighbors in the camp
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<div>Unforeseen costs like evacuation, relocation, and further displacement
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<div>With most aid agencies unable to operate in Gaza, we aim to send support directly to Maram. <strong>Every dollar raised will be promptly transferred to her to provide immediate relief.</strong>
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<div>Your support can make a tangible difference in the lives of Maram, Ibrahim, Awaatef, Aileen, and Awda during this harrowing time.
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<div>Thank you for your generosity.
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<div>こんにちは、
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<div>ラザ・カズミと申します。コネチカット州ハートフォード在住で、アーティスト・教師をしています。
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<div>杉田けんしと申します。パレスチナ連帯抗議活動を映像・ネットメディアプラットフォームであるChoose Life Projectにて報道している有志の集まりで、録音をやっています。
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<div>私たちは、ガザに住む24歳の母親である友人、マラム・タイゼール・ムハンマド・アル＝ルーさんを支援するために、こちらの共済キャンペーンを始めました。マラムと彼女の家族は、占領軍による４７１日間に渡る侵攻、包囲、封鎖の中、想像を絶する苦難に耐えてきました。
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<div>（もちろん、停戦によりジェノ＊イドが終わったわけではありません)
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<div>マラムと理髪師の夫イブラヒム、そして2歳の娘アワーテフは、国境に近いガザ市東部の美しい家に住んでいました。「農地を見下ろすバルコニーがある美しい家でした」とマラムは振り返ります。「美しい思い出がたくさんあります。家族の温もりそのものでした」。その家は侵攻開始まもなく空爆で破壊されました。
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<div>「二人はあの事件を生き抜き、燃える家の中で母親が殉教する光景を見ました。妹のリームもよく覚えています」。
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<div>心の傷にとどまらず、やけど、縫合、体内に残された榴散弾の破片などからの医療ニーズ数多く抱えています。
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<div>マラムはアイリーンとアワダを爆撃前から知っていました。アラアは、不安症を待つアワダと一人っ子のアワーテフが友達になることを願っていました。友達になれて、それまで一緒に遊ぶ兄弟がいなかったアワーテフをとても喜ばせました。そしてアイリーンはマラムのことが元から好きでしたので、良い関係を築くことができました。
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<div>マラムとイブラヒムは、自分たちがとても困難な状況にあるにもかかわらず、親戚の反対を押し切ってアウダとアイリーンを我が家に招き入れました。
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<div>「私にとって戦争は終わっていない。新たな戦争が始まるの。私の人生の努力と苦労をかけた家は崩壊した。何も残っていない」
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<div>ガザに対し計画的に実行された471日間の包囲と絨毯爆撃により、ガザは壊滅しています。
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<div>6週間の停戦で、破壊されつくされた家々、マラムの家、仕事、飲み水、医療インフラを取り戻すことも、土壌と環境の汚染が止まることもありません、永続的な占領、封鎖、不安を終わらせるものでもありません。
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<div>「避難民の（生命維持に最低限必須な）飲み水、衣類、避難場所はまったく解決されてない。皆、今も苦しみ、この悲劇の結果と戦い続けるために、生きるために、多くのものを必要としています。私は、インフルエンサーたちが、祝賀行事とそのあれこれを撮影するだけでなく、この問題とこの事情に注目してくれることを願っています」
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<div>インフルエンサーや影響力がある層のマジョリティが４７１日間沈黙と無関心を貫いていた中、一般の方々のご支援、応援は飢餓と民族浄化と戦うガザの方々を少なからず支えてきました。哀れみからではなく友情から、チャリティーではなく相互扶助として、マラム、イブラヒムと子供たちを支えましょう。ご一読いただき、感謝いたします。
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