Gaza circus schools juggle raising funds, training children - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Hana Salah

Hana Salah

Mar 23, 2017

Members of Gaza Circus practice juggling with clubs and rings in a garage in the northern Gaza Strip April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RTX2AI05 — Members of Gaza Circus School practice juggling with clubs and rings in a garage in the northern Gaza Strip, April 8, 2016. — REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

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