Last year, the University of Regina offered admittance and full scholarship to Meera, a 25-year-old Palestinian living in Gaza City, to pursue a master's degree in industrial systems engineering. She planned to focus on enhancing the food-supply chain to help avoid famines an on-the-ground reality for Gazans like her, who face starvation as a result of Israel's military campaign against Hamas on the Gaza Strip.
But since the war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7, 2023, Meera has been stuck in Gaza, where she has endured daily bombings from Israeli forces that have resulted in the deaths of 100 of her friends and family members, she said. A lack of food is claiming the lives of even more Palestinians due to starvation and malnutrition.
For more information
350 Albert Street, suite 1710
Ottawa Ontario
Canada K1R 1B1
www.universityaffairs.ca
