the courage of a woman

      she joined  the group a week after the beginning of the seminar on journalism and democracy  .we were all waiting for her to arrive .each time we were told she is still at rafah  ""barrier  "".katarina has been changing her flight for several times until she succeeded to  cross the barrier of shame.before i met her in the early morning in the kitchen ,i was expecting to see an a bitter and angry person  but i was surprised to find in front of me a joyful and happy women .she spoke about her 5 day experience at rafah as if she was speaking about an excursion .no complains ,no bitterness .she was even making jokes about the troubles she has faced at the frontiers .
     before we left sweeden she was afraid she would face the same problem .she was longing to meet her children she was missing too much .we spend the last day together at Radisson hotel ,went out ;took pictures played with the snow ......at 3 pm we  said good bye to  each other and then Adnan  who was the last to leave accompanied her with samia to the airport . when he returned back he told me samia has left but ola's flight was cancelled .I really felt sorry for her i said to myself ""it is the begining of the troubles "".the algerian group flight  to frankfort was at 7 pm .I  headed to the airoport 2 hours before,  I looked for her every where but i dindn't find her ......but my surprise was great  when i learnt that ola was taking the same plane as me  .Instead of complaining about her flight being cancelled ,she said  with her usual laugh , i'am happy this happend to meet you again .We 've laughed and joked  all along the flight and  again we said good bye to each other at frankfort airoport...
 Now after many days of  waiting , of suffering ,of hope and despair  ola is finally among her family .her children who have been deprived of their mother have now the right to be happy despite electricity cuts and so on .ola finally succeeded to cross the barrier of shame and entered the big prison of gaza strip  .have you ever seen somebody happy to go back to the prison !!!! compared to other palestinians Ola is lucky because she had the apportunity to get out of this prison and breath some fresh air what about  her besieged  fellow citizens  who are daily strugglingto stay alive ???
  I hail ,and we should all hail your courage and your perseverence OLA , the courage of a mother , of a woman, of a journalist and mainly the courage of a human being who has the right to be considered as such  ....... Ola may all your  days be happy ...keep on smiling ...
  
 
 ouarda lebnane