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so since january i've been in touch with a young woman named eslam mohammed. she's 24, she's from gaza, and she's passionate about drawing and photography. she has an instagram with posts dating back to 2018. even with everything she's going through she still goes out of her way to ask me how i'm doing all the time; we chat about what's going on in our lives and we wish each other luck with difficult things. she's a very real person with a very kind heart

when she first messaged me on bluesky in january she was living in egypt and raising money for her family who were still in gaza - money for things like food, medical treatment for her injured sister, and eventually evacuation. since then, that fundraiser has met its goal thanks to the donations and efforts of a lot of generous people (including the folks at wayneradiotv who featured her gfm during their palestine fundraiser stream!). now, after spending so much time and energy raising money for her family, she's started a chuffed campaign to raise money for herself. she wants to buy a new camera so she can return to her photography work, as well as continue her education

since i posted this, eslam has chosen to use funds raised through chuffed to continue helping her family. they have still not been able to leave gaza and they still need money for food and medical treatment. honestly really heartbroken and scared for her and her family but all i can do is keep trying to share her story and donating when i'm able to

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