Published : 05-04-2018
In Lebanon, Um Mohammed (a nickname) is a Palestinian refugee who fled the hell of the war in Syria 5 years ago, after her husband was injured during the bombardment of Yarmouk camp and the arrest of her son. He moved with her husband and children to her room, which she described as a waste that does not meet up to human life. She does not own a boiler, washing machine or even life’s necessities, and she suffers from a dire economic and living situation, as a result of poverty and her injured husband’s inability to work. She also complains of the tightness and appeals to the living consciences to lend her a helping hand, hoping that the situation will change for the better and that she returns to her camp and home in Syria.
Um Muhammd says that many days passed by where her and her family only had bread and tea, but despite the cash assistance provided by UNRWA, they would have slept without a shelter. She adds: “What will happen if UNRWA halts its cash assistance?”
Um Mohammad’s tragedy is one of dozens of stories of the Palestinian-Syrian families who have been displaced to Lebanon, hiding behind her greater details. The aid provided is not enough and there is no money and no solution in sight looms, however the refugees remain the preys of injustice, hunger and conquest, waiting to be released anytime soon, by God’s will.
In Lebanon, Um Mohammed (a nickname) is a Palestinian refugee who fled the hell of the war in Syria 5 years ago, after her husband was injured during the bombardment of Yarmouk camp and the arrest of her son. He moved with her husband and children to her room, which she described as a waste that does not meet up to human life. She does not own a boiler, washing machine or even life’s necessities, and she suffers from a dire economic and living situation, as a result of poverty and her injured husband’s inability to work. She also complains of the tightness and appeals to the living consciences to lend her a helping hand, hoping that the situation will change for the better and that she returns to her camp and home in Syria.
Um Muhammd says that many days passed by where her and her family only had bread and tea, but despite the cash assistance provided by UNRWA, they would have slept without a shelter. She adds: “What will happen if UNRWA halts its cash assistance?”
Um Mohammad’s tragedy is one of dozens of stories of the Palestinian-Syrian families who have been displaced to Lebanon, hiding behind her greater details. The aid provided is not enough and there is no money and no solution in sight looms, however the refugees remain the preys of injustice, hunger and conquest, waiting to be released anytime soon, by God’s will.
