Salma Shurrab, 22, is a former dentistry student from Gaza.
Shurrab's diary.
The two first pages Shurrab wrote about the war. Left: a supermarket receipt with all the groceries Shurrab's family purchased as the war was looming. They thought the provisions would have lasted them a while, but they finished quicker than expected. By then, the supermarkets were empty. Right: Page reading: evacuation day 1.
After a few days in tents, Shurrab's family decided to go back and find shelter back home, but had to evacuate again shortly thereafter. They repeated this process several times, just like many others in Gaza struggling to determine where they can be safe.
Left: Shurrab collected the signatures of the 40 people sheltering with her family whom she grew really closed to and didn't want to forget. Right: A piece of the last pack of chips she could find. "My brother surprised me with the last pack of chips," she said. "I was so happy and I ate one chip every day so it could last as long as possible."
As she was sheltering with her family, Jenna met a little girl named Jenna and the two began journaling together.
In the pages on the right, Shurrab documents finding out that her and her brother's name were on the coordination list. "It was the end of the war for me and the beginning of a new chapter," she said.
In Egypt, Salma organised a workshop to teach other people how to process their feelings through journaling. One day, she hopes to hold similar sessions for young people in Gaza.