As part of Global Voices’ fundraising challenge campaign called “Behind the Story,” we will feature 30 contributors in 30 days. In this series, we ask each contributor about a particular story they have written and why working on it mattered to them. These reflections from these contributors remind us why it is important to ensure that the Global Voices Newsroom is sustainable.

In this insight, Safa shares thoughts on why working on the story “The denial of Palestinian childhood” was especially meaningful.

Reading through the decades of research on this piece was deeply painful for me, but felt necessary in order to help bring more attention to the violence against Palestinian children. The parallel of dehumanization against both Black children in the US and Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation was a stark reminder of the interconnectedness of our global struggles.

Global Voices is a platform that provides a space for our community to share stories and perspectives about their community and issues they care about through the accompaniment of a supportive editorial team that assists each contributor to craft their stories.

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