Claire Hajaj is a journalist of mixed Jewish-Palestinian heritage and the author of Ishmael’s Oranges. She has worked in the Middle East and other conflict zones alongside humanitarian workers and UN peacebuilding missions. She lives in Beirut.
‘The morning Helin walked out to die, she dressed carelessly in a loose T-shirt and jeans.’
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