Lee Rhiannon who has recently returned from Burj el-Barajneh camp in Beirut remembers the work of Olfat Mahmoud who passed away on Sunday, 24 Sept 2023.
My questions (after a short intro):
1) Can you please introduce yourself?
2) Can you please tell us about your recent visit to burj el-barajneh refugee camp in Beirut?
3) When did you last see Olfat Mahmoud?
4) Olfat wrote a book 'Tears for Tashiha' about life in the refugee camps where she was a nurse and provided services through the PWHO. Can you tell us about Olfat's work?
5) You recently visited the kindergarten in the Burj El Barajneh camp with filmmakers, John Reynolds and Jill Hickson, can you tell us about the purpose of the film and your visit?
6) Your mother went to Palestine in years gone by, can you tell us about that?
7) Is there anything that you wish to add?
Image: Olfat in Sydney in 1986
Song: Fairuz "We will return".
