Philip Rizk: Will Na'el Walk On His Own?

I spent this morning with the Sisters of Charity at their shelter for disabled children in downtown Gaza City.

When I first started going to the shelter, a boy called Na'el, with a consistent look of fear in his eyes, would hold on to me - not wanting to let go. Sister Delphina told me that it was the first time since he had arrived at the home that he had allowed a male to hold him. Na'el is deaf and [...]