What does it take to keep teaching when your school is gone, but your students remain? In this deeply moving session from the Educators Stream of MAC Convention 2025, facilitated by PSSAR (Palestinian Students & Scholars at Risk), Amani Eid, an educator from Gaza and doctoral scholarship recipient at the University of Maryland, shares a story of resilience built from a single tent. She reflects on: The beginning, where one tent and a handful of children grew into an initiative now serving over 10,000 students. The Qur’an as lifeline, a spiritual refuge and emotional anchor that holds an entire community together amid destruction. The teachers behind the story, women like Diana and Hidayah who lost everything yet continue to teach with tawakkul and quiet strength. The plea to the world, to talk about Gaza’s educators, repeat their stories, and never let them be forgotten. Watch, reflect, and remember.
When the Classroom Is a Tent: Gaza’s Educators Hold the Rope of the Qur’an
2025 , Gaza
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