Hanan Razek
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Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
Men, women and children walk through the dusty, apocalyptic streets of Gaza, their bags heavy with belongings. After nearly 18 months of Israel's military campaign in Gaza following Hamas's October 7 attacks, 90% of the strip's 2 million residents were internally displaced. But now, these Gazans return to what's left of their homes.
Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
Ten-year-old Tarek plays with his friends nearby the rubble of what's left of his old school.
Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
These children are just some of the almost 650,000 in Gaza who no longer have access to formal education. Salim Awais is a UNICEF spokesperson.
Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
It is a time of unprecedented conflict in the Arab world. According to UNICEF, at least 30 million students are deprived of education in the Middle East and North Africa. More than half of them are in Sudan alone. It's been almost two years since the conflict started in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary rapid support forces. Millions still live in refugee camps.
Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
The only education here is through local initiatives. 14-year-old Safa is helping her younger friends in the camp practice reading Arabic. She misses her school, but she hasn't given up her dream of becoming a surgeon.
Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
Sixteen and a half million Sudanese students are now out of school. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Sudanese education minister Ahmed Khalifa said that no state was spared of the damage.
Global News Podcast
Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release
Now, the BBC World Service is launching an educational programme for our Arabic-speaking student audience. The weekly show will share lessons in English, math, science, as well as mental health. Dars, meaning lesson, will help keep children deprived of school, connected to learning and to their dreams.