Jason Carreiro

“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Why do we study history when clearly nobody ever learns from it?”
― Plestia Alaqad, The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience

“I’ve always loved writing and journaling, but I like documenting happy moments. And yet here I am living through a Genocide. I feel I have to show the world the truth, but that’s difficult to do while I’m also trying to stay alive.”
― Plestia Alaqad, The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience

“I love the version of myself I am in Gaza, far more than the version of me that was in Cyprus. Back home, I feel like I have a purpose, a sense of community. Outside of Gaza, I feel like an average person living an unremarkable life. At home, I come alive. There was only one thing missing at this time: I hadn’t achieved my wish to show the world Gaza through my eyes.”
― Plestia Alaqad, The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience