Hana's Heart

  drawn by me Abdullah Khader is an elderly Palestinian man from Beit Hanina, Occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine. The Israeli Supreme Court has allowed his house to be demolished in order for a new house to be built for Jewish settlers.  The decision made by the Israeli Supreme Court has caused Abdullah Khader to suffer from a stroke, which paralysed him. Khader has lived in this house since he was a kid. His son and grandchildren grew up in the same house too.  In a video which can be found on @trtworld and @eye.on.palestine via Instagram, Abdullah Khader was shown sitting in his car while watching his house being demolished. When asked if he has a message for the world, he responded with, "We are steadfast. This is our land. It's our life."

  drawn by me  Red, blue and green kites for the colours of the flag of Afghanistan.  Kites flying in the sky is a reference to The Kite Runner , written by Afghan author Khaled Hosseini.  " I dream that lawla flowers will bloom in the streets of Kabul again and rubab music will play in the samovar houses and kites will fly in the skies. And I dream that someday you will return to Kabul to revisit the land of our childhood. If you do, you will find an old faithful friend waiting for you."  - Hassan's letter to Amir

I wait for  you as the sun rises and as it sets. I wait for you as the full moon comes and as it goes. I wait for you as the year begins and as it ends. I wait for you, still hoping you'd come and knowing how you're always late. I wait for you, even though we talk only once in a blue moon.