Skateboarding helps Gazan youths cope with psychological effects of war
STORY: Skateboarding helps Gazan youths cope with psychological effects of war
DATELINE: June 8, 2022
LENGTH: 00:04:12
LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Gazan teenagers skateboarding
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI AHMED, Skateboarding enthusiast
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-SHARIFI, Skateboarding enthusiast
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RAJAB AL-RIFI, Skateboarding coach
STORYLINE:
Many Gazan teenagers have turned to sports, including skateboarding, to relieve the psychological stress brought on by the region's endless conflicts.
Ali Ahmed, 15, is one of them. He spends hours a day skateboarding.
After the Gaza-Israel conflict in 2014, Ahmed decided to explore skateboarding at the age of eight and gradually realized it was a way to relieve his psychological pressure.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI AHMED, Skateboarding enthusiast
"In the beginning, when foreigners came here and told us that they would help us change our negative psychological situation, we were inspired by our
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