Gaza’s top student studied with oil lamp, light from mobile phone because of blackouts

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Gaza’s top Tawjihi student felt like she broke the siege against her with determination and the light from her mobile phone, she told Ma’an the day she received the news of her success.

Asma Amin Tubasi from Rafah remembers her father telling her to stop studying using the old oil lamp after a series of accidents in the Gaza Strip saw children injured and homes burned due to unsafe fuel smuggled in from Egypt.

“She would study 18 hours a day, and she has made me so proud today, scoring 99.4 on the literary stream of the Tawjihi, the highest score in all of Gaza,” her father said.

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