‘Seed of hope’: Gaza grandmother is reunited with her Australian family after more than a decade
A kiss to the forehead marks the culmination of years of work to get Shamikh Badra’s 79-year-old Palestinian mother, Fatma, to AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShamikh Badra couldn’t hold the tears back when he got to hold his 79-year-old mother, Fatma, for the first time in 11 years.Standing in the bustling arrivals hall at Sydney airport last Friday evening, as passengers streamed off a flight from Amman, Jordan via Singapore and were embraced by their families, he bent down to wrap his arms around her and planted a single kiss on her forehead. Continue reading...
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A kiss to the forehead marks the culmination of years of work to get Shamikh Badra’s 79-year-old Palestinian mother, Fatma, to Australia
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Shamikh Badra couldn’t hold the tears back when he got to hold his 79-year-old mother, Fatma, for the first time in 11 years.
Standing in the bustling arrivals hall at Sydney airport last Friday evening, as passengers streamed off a flight from Amman, Jordan via Singapore and were embraced by their families, he bent down to wrap his arms around her and planted a single kiss on her forehead.
Continue reading...
