Gazans resort to "Musicotherapy" to reduce psychological stress

STORY: Gazans resort to "Musicotherapy" to reduce psychological stress DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a music therapy session 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JULIA AHMED, Young Palestinian woman from Gaza 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AHMED, Gaza-based young man 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): TAGHREED AL-SAQQA, Gaza-based psychotherapist STORYLINE: For 45 minutes, Julia Ahmed, a young Palestinian woman from Gaza, sits on a sofa, listening to musical chants mixed with the sounds of sea waves, in a bid to get rid of her psychological pressure. For many years, the 32-year-old mother of a child suffered from various problems, which brought her to a state of depression and rejection of the reality she was living in. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JULIA AHMED, Young Palestinian woman from Gaza "I came here to receive music therapy because I believe that music is for good people as it radiates peace and positive energy. I am the kind of person who listens t

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-MUSICOTHERAPY

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-MUSICOTHERAPY

(220227) -- GAZA, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian woman attends a music therapy session at Kayan Cultural Center in Gaza City, Feb. 23, 2022. The Kayan Cultural Center was established by psychotherapist Taghreed al-Sakka to help local residents get rid of the psychological pressure they suffer from due to the difficult conditions. TO GO WITH "Feature: Gazans resort to 'Musicotherapy' to reduce psychological stress" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-MUSICOTHERAPY

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-MUSICOTHERAPY

(220227) -- GAZA, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Psychotherapist Taghreed al-Sakka gives a music therapy session at Kayan Cultural Center in Gaza City, Feb. 23, 2022. The Kayan Cultural Center was established by al-Sakka to help local residents get rid of the psychological pressure they suffer from due to the difficult conditions. TO GO WITH "Feature: Gazans resort to 'Musicotherapy' to reduce psychological stress" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)