Illustration of a child using a wheelchair on the way to school with his grandmother

طِفْلٌ فِلَسْطِينِيٌّ يَبْدَأُ الدِّرَاسَةَ فِي أَنْقَرَةَ بَعْدَ رِحْلَةِ عِلَاجٍ طَوِيلَةٍ

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يَذْهَبُ مُؤْمِنٌ، وَهُوَ طِفْلٌ فِلَسْطِينِيٌّ يَبْلُغُ خَمْسَ سَنَوَاتٍ، إِلَى مَدْرَسَتِهِ فِي أَنْقَرَةَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ. وَيَسْتَخْدِمُ كُرْسِيًّا مُتَحَرِّكًا، وَتُرَافِقُهُ جَدَّتُهُ حَنَانُ، الَّتِي تُسَاعِدُهُ فِي حَيَاتِهِ الْجَدِيدَةِ.

فِي الثَّانِي مِنْ دِيسَمْبَرَ عَامَ ٢٠٢٣، أَصَابَ صَارُوخٌ مَنْزِلَ أُسْرَتِهِ فِي غَزَّةَ. وَكَانَ مُؤْمِنٌ يَبْلُغُ عَامَيْنِ، فَبَقِيَ تَحْتَ الْأَنْقَاضِ نَحْوَ سِتِّ سَاعَاتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُنْقِذَهُ فِرَقُ الْإِنْقَاذِ. وَفَقَدَ سَاقَيْهِ، وَقُتِلَ عَمَّاهُ فِي الْهُجُومِ. وَأُصِيبَ أَبُوهُ وَجَدَّتُهُ مِنْ جِهَةِ أَبِيهِ أَيْضًا.

بَعْدَ نَقْلِهِ إِلَى الْمُسْتَشْفَى، تَلَقَّى مُؤْمِنٌ الْعِلَاجَ فِي مُسْتَشْفَيَاتٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ. وَسَافَرَ مَعَ جَدَّتِهِ أَوَّلًا إِلَى مِصْرَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى تُرْكِيَا. وَبَعْدَ خَمْسِ عَمَلِيَّاتٍ جِرَاحِيَّةٍ وَفَتْرَةِ عِلَاجٍ طَوِيلَةٍ فِي تُرْكِيَا، غَادَرَ الْمُسْتَشْفَى وَبَدَأَ الدِّرَاسَةَ فِي مَدِينَةِ أَنْقَرَةَ.

وَبَعْدَ الدُّرُوسِ، يَذْهَبُ مُؤْمِنٌ إِلَى مَكَانٍ يَلْتَقِي فِيهِ أَطْفَالًا آخَرِينَ وَيَشَارِكُ فِي أَنْشِطَةٍ تَعْلِيمِيَّةٍ. وَتَقُولُ جَدَّتُهُ إِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ السِّبَاحَةَ وَالطَّائِرَاتِ وَالرَّسْمَ، وَيَهْتَمُّ بِوَاجِبَاتِهِ الْمَدْرَسِيَّةِ. وَمَعَ أَنَّ أُمَّهُ وَأَبَاهُ وَأَخَاهُ التَّوْأَمَ بَقُوا فِي فِلَسْطِينَ، تُسَانِدُهُ جَدَّتُهُ فِي حَيَاتِهِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ. وَيَسْأَلُ مُؤْمِنٌ كَثِيرًا عَنْ أَخِيهِ التَّوْأَمِ، الَّذِي يَتَذَكَّرُهُ مِنْ أُسْرَتِهِ.

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Palestinian Child Starts School in Ankara After Long Treatment

Momin, a five-year-old Palestinian child, goes to school in Ankara every morning. He uses a wheelchair, and his grandmother Hanan accompanies him and helps him in his new life.

On December 2, 2023, a missile struck his family’s home in Gaza. Momin was two years old and remained under the rubble for about six hours before rescue teams saved him. He lost both legs, and his two uncles were killed in the attack. His father and paternal grandmother were also injured.

After he was taken to hospital, Momin received treatment in different hospitals. He travelled with his grandmother first to Egypt and then to Türkiye. After five operations and a long period of treatment in Türkiye, he left the hospital and started school in Ankara.

After lessons, Momin goes to a place where he meets other children and takes part in educational activities. His grandmother says he likes swimming, airplanes, and drawing, and cares about his schoolwork. Although his mother, father, and twin brother remained in Palestine, his grandmother supports him in daily life. Momin often asks about his twin, the family member he remembers.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
كُرْسِيٌّ مُتَحَرِّكٌ noun phrase wheelchair
تُرَافِقُهُ verb accompanies him
الْأَنْقَاضُ noun rubble
فِرَقُ الْإِنْقَاذِ noun phrase rescue teams
عِلَاجٌ noun treatment
عَمَلِيَّةٌ جِرَاحِيَّةٌ noun phrase surgical operation
يُشَارِكُ verb takes part
أَنْشِطَةٌ تَعْلِيمِيَّةٌ noun phrase educational activities
يُسَانِدُ verb supports
التَّوْأَمُ noun twin

Sources

  1. بوابة الشروق، نقلًا عن وكالة الأناضول: ماذا فعلت لأفقد ساقي؟.. قصة صمود الطفل الفلسطيني مؤمن بعد 6 ساعات تحت ركام منازل غزة
  2. Anadolu Ajansı: İsrail'in saldırılarında iki bacağını kaybeden Filistinli çocuk, Türkiye'de yeniden hayata tutundu

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