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Mother of a Martyr | National Geographic


on average 18 Palestinians die every

on average 18 Palestinians die every week in clashes with the Israelis a

week in clashes with the Israelis a

week in clashes with the Israelis a martyr is someone who dies for his or

martyr is someone who dies for his or

martyr is someone who dies for his or her faith but here it means anyone

her faith but here it means anyone

her faith but here it means anyone killed in the fight the Israelis

killed in the fight the Israelis

killed in the fight the Israelis everywhere you go in the city you see

everywhere you go in the city you see

everywhere you go in the city you see massive posters of martyrs it’s like

massive posters of martyrs it’s like

massive posters of martyrs it’s like they’re celebrities and many of them

they’re celebrities and many of them

they’re celebrities and many of them look

look

look young the glorification of the fallen is

young the glorification of the fallen is

young the glorification of the fallen is so pervasive even mothers seem to

so pervasive even mothers seem to

so pervasive even mothers seem to embrace it in some families anger the

embrace it in some families anger the

embrace it in some families anger the occupation is so great Mother’s seem to

occupation is so great Mother’s seem to

occupation is so great Mother’s seem to be pushing their children to die by

be pushing their children to die by

be pushing their children to die by murder-suicide take the case of Miriam

murder-suicide take the case of Miriam

murder-suicide take the case of Miriam farhat mother of 19 year-old Muhammad

farhat mother of 19 year-old Muhammad

farhat mother of 19 year-old Muhammad unable to join the fight herself mrs.

unable to join the fight herself mrs.

unable to join the fight herself mrs. Farhad offered up her son instead

mrs. for hot insist she raised her son

mrs. for hot insist she raised her son from the time he was a boy to die in

from the time he was a boy to die in

from the time he was a boy to die in early death she even went so far as to

early death she even went so far as to

early death she even went so far as to help him enshrine his legacy by

help him enshrine his legacy by

help him enshrine his legacy by appearing in his martyr video these

appearing in his martyr video these

appearing in his martyr video these images were being throughout the Middle

images were being throughout the Middle

images were being throughout the Middle East making a celebrity of both Muhammad

East making a celebrity of both Muhammad

East making a celebrity of both Muhammad and mrs. for hot

and mrs. for hot

and mrs. for hot a mother’s endorsement of her son’s

a mother’s endorsement of her son’s

a mother’s endorsement of her son’s murder suicide broadcast for the world

murder suicide broadcast for the world

murder suicide broadcast for the world to see I wish I could follow them now I

to see I wish I could follow them now I

to see I wish I could follow them now I don’t want to live a moment without them

don’t want to live a moment without them

don’t want to live a moment without them mrs. Farhad has even taken on a new name

mrs. Farhad has even taken on a new name

mrs. Farhad has even taken on a new name boom Nadal or mother of the struggle

boom Nadal or mother of the struggle

boom Nadal or mother of the struggle when your sons were little boys did you

when your sons were little boys did you

when your sons were little boys did you think that you would have to give them

think that you would have to give them

think that you would have to give them up for this conflict Jana I’m a little

up for this conflict Jana I’m a little

up for this conflict Jana I’m a little bit boom and I brought them up to be

bit boom and I brought them up to be

bit boom and I brought them up to be martyrs to become martyrs for the name

martyrs to become martyrs for the name

martyrs to become martyrs for the name of Allah

of Allah

of Allah mrs. for HOD is certainly unusual but I

mrs. for HOD is certainly unusual but I

mrs. for HOD is certainly unusual but I couldn’t help wondering if other mothers

couldn’t help wondering if other mothers

couldn’t help wondering if other mothers here were raising their children the

here were raising their children the

here were raising their children the same way

same way

same way there wasn’t a definite time in which

there wasn’t a definite time in which

there wasn’t a definite time in which they told me they wanted to become

they told me they wanted to become

they told me they wanted to become martyrs I instilled this in them and

martyrs I instilled this in them and

martyrs I instilled this in them and they followed it thanks be to Allah and

they followed it thanks be to Allah and

they followed it thanks be to Allah and they reach their goal which was

they reach their goal which was

they reach their goal which was martyrdom thanks be to Allah and the

martyrdom thanks be to Allah and the

martyrdom thanks be to Allah and the ones who just started they are going to

ones who just started they are going to

ones who just started they are going to continue

mrs. Furr hot is not done

mrs. Furr hot is not done she says she’s now pushing her other

she says she’s now pushing her other

she says she’s now pushing her other children to become martyrs

she took me into Muhammad’s old room now

she took me into Muhammad’s old room now occupied by another son martyr posters

occupied by another son martyr posters

occupied by another son martyr posters don’t just line the city streets they

don’t just line the city streets they

don’t just line the city streets they adorn the rooms of children this is your

adorn the rooms of children this is your

adorn the rooms of children this is your bedroom

are these faces of the dead keeping

are these faces of the dead keeping watch over a young man destined to join

watch over a young man destined to join

watch over a young man destined to join their ranks this is Mohammed it was such

their ranks this is Mohammed it was such

their ranks this is Mohammed it was such a chilling visit but the most disturbing

a chilling visit but the most disturbing

a chilling visit but the most disturbing image to me was in Nadal’s young

image to me was in Nadal’s young

image to me was in Nadal’s young grandson sitting within inches of an

grandson sitting within inches of an

grandson sitting within inches of an ak-47 rifle

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