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Gaza Youth Clubs Seek Better Life for Members

Poverty and unemployment has not stopped some of Gaza's youth from forming clubs to work for a better future.
A Palestinian boy plays soccer as a mural depicts the Dome of the Rock and a map of British Mandate Palestine, on the gate of al-Sadaka club in Gaza City June 23, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX10YBI
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Faragh” (mearning leisure time) is a group of young Palestinian people, who gather regularly on a plot of land in front of al-Nasser al-Arabi Club in the al-Nasser neighborhood in Gaza. They discuss religion, politics, music and philosophy. Quite often, they are the only ones sitting in this area on a few modest chairs — a scene that signifies their modest lives. They like to call themselves the hard-working class.

On July 28, Al-Monitor attended one of their meetings, which are usually organized once a week during the daytime. However, during the month of Ramadan, the meetings were scheduled for a later hour. Thus, the group’s young women were unable to participate.

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