‘Too Hungry to Think, Too Weak to Sit Upright. Concentration Slips Away’: The Struggle to Stay Focused as an Academic in Gaza
Ahmed Kamal Junina | 19 August 2025 | The Guardian
I must admit: I write this piece while starving – too hungry to think clearly, too weak to sit upright for long. I do not feel ashamed because my starvation is deliberate. I refuse my hunger even as it decays me. I can survive no other way.
Since 2 March 2025, Israel has imposed a full blockade on Gaza. Little aid – food, medicine, fuel – is getting in or being distributed. The markets are empty and bakeries, community kitchens and fuel stations are shuttered…