In the fourth episode of Gaza Voices, 34-year-old Mai Timraz faces the ordeal of war and evacuation to Egypt with her two young daughters. She shares the strain of parenting through bombardment, and the challenge of both protecting her children from the worst of the terrors while being honest about their reality. Mai describes the impact of war trauma on her children even after evacuation, and the ever-present feeling of war regardless of her present location. This interview took place on January 21, 2024 with Gaza Voices team members Tabea Szabo and Alaa Antar.

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Chapters: 

Intro and recap (0:00 - 2:00 ) 

Chapter 1: Preparing for war (2:01 - 10:19 )

Chapter 2: Motherhood in war (10:20 - 21:07 )

Chapter 3: Childhood trauma (21:08 - 35:30 )

Chapter 4: Leaving Gaza (35:31 - 55:06 )

Chapter 5: Memories of Gaza (55:07 - 59:31 )

Outro: (59:32 - 60:00 )

Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kDTy-bzNxJ37U2FdUKIExG3rMMIQJc34AnEp8Pa0oz8/edit

Music Credits:

Zaytun by Dania (intro)

The Well by Alexandra Spence (outro)

DABIQ by Ibrahim

MIZU - Pulsations

Middle Sattre - This Used To Be A Grocery Store (demo)

alhuriya by LITH

Dedalus - Palestina from IAFG - Vol. 7 by International Artists For Gaza

When we smelled the breeze after the rain by Garden of Gethsemane

Cooking for Nabil by Garden of Gethsemane

Last minutes before Al-Aqsa Intifada by Garden of Gethsemane

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