Gaza
Gaza women cling to mirror fragments as symbol of identity
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Women sheltering in tents across Gaza are preserving fragments of mirrors with deep personal meaning, the Palestine News Network reported. In the densely populated Mawasi area of Khan Younis, residents have kept the reflective surfaces despite displacement and ongoing conflict, treating them almost as spiritual objects tied to their sense of self and soul.
The practice reflects how Palestinians in wartime are maintaining psychological anchors amid the upheaval of tent life. By holding onto everyday domestic items like mirrors, displaced families are asserting continuity and resilience—refusing to surrender the intimate markers of their identity even as their physical circumstances have contracted to cramped shelter spaces.
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