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Gaza students fear losing scholarships, study places abroad

Tania Krämer | Mohammed al Madhoun in Gaza
August 21, 2025

Many Gaza students are unable to leave the Palestinian enclave despite securing places — and even scholarships — at foreign universities. DW's Tania Krämer met two Palestinian women holding onto hope amid the conflict.

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Malak el-Swirki and Farah Ruqa, two young women from Gaza, face immense challenges as war rages in Gaza. El-Swirki was awarded a scholarship to study at Cambridge, but she now has no access to a UK embassy and could lose her spot due to visa issues. Both women describe life under Israeli bombardment, food scarcity and the collapse of infrastructure. Despite the devastation, they hope that studying abroad will enable them to contribute to the rebuilding of Gaza's future.

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Tania Krämer DW correspondent, author and reporter, based in Jerusalem.