Blind Palestinian girl sees hope in her future
Wardah Musa is a 23-year-old Palestinian girl from Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip faced all challenges after she lost her sight because of a rare disease nearly ten years ago.
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Wardah Musa is a 23-year-old Palestinian girl from Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip faced all challenges after she lost her sight because of a rare disease nearly ten years ago.
Wardah was able to complete her education until the fourth grade before losing her sight which, despite all attempts, could not be saved or restored.
During an exclusive interview with Quds Net Wardah said that at the beginning it was all so hard but she was determined to challenge her circumstances, complete her schooling and get good grades that enable her to fulfil her dream of studying at the Faculty of Arts, at the Islamic University in Gaza.
“I was determined to be different and to study something new for people with my disability despite all attempts to discourage me,” she said, noting that she has already completed three years of the course and will graduate within less than a year.
Wardah plans to obtain a master’s degree in the same specialisation.
She added: “My motto in life is that things can be difficult but not impossible.”
Describing the first few days after she lost her sight, Wardah said she was reliant on her friends to move from one place to another, but later she became more and more independent and was able to move freely.
She now runs her own weekly radio programme and hosts a show on Al-Aqsa TV channel.
A fan of technology, Wardah taught herself how to use the computer and has a smart phone which she uses to communicate with the outside world.
Mona Hijazi, Wardah’s friend, described her as educated and ambitious. “Wardah has high ambitions and a very strong will. We need more people like her.”
Middle East Monitor