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Ra'ufa Obeid From Al-Shate' Camp, Gaza: I
wish to be a doctor or an engineer |
Miracle: Blind girl can see now after 17 years of
darkness... Doctors couldn't
help her but Allah volition lighten the way for her....
 Ra'ufa
Suheil Obeid, 17 years old with a preferred nickname (Fifi) Ra'ufa expresses about her unlimited joy, thrill and happiness she said "I
screamed, I yelled calling my mum" finally I can see my reflection over the
mirror, my mother cried and called my uncle and all the close relatives they all
shared the happiness and joy with us we all shed the tears of joy and gratitude
to Allah for this miracle.
My Miracle in details
Jerusalem Magazine interview Ra'ufa to
receive the details of her story. Ra'ufa start narrating her story she says"
while I was washing my hair, suddenly my head hit by the sink correcting my
position I get a closer look over the mirror I was so shocked because finally I
saw my face over the mirror I saw everything I can see I said I lost control I
went so crazy yelling calling all the people, my mum, father, my friends I can
see you all… after that I decided to go and visit a doctor the make a regular
amazingly saying she is a normal she can see and my sight is so perfect and I
don’t even need a sunglass and I can drive a car!!
Independency
The most important thing to Ra'ufa is the
taste of independency she has the will and great opportunity to continue her
high school, select her career job, in addition her insistence to help other
blind people because she has been trough this situation, before she been healed.
Talents and Artistic skills
Ra'ufa is a very talented girl she
expresses her self through paintings. Being a blind never prevented her from
achieving her dream of making the 1st exhibition. That was so perfectly create,
imaginative Ra'ufa says that she rely on her imaginations and senses, by
touching and selecting the perfect colors.
School period
Ra'ufa said that her educational process
wasn’t easy, although the care and the full attention of the teachers but the
weight of the books, students envision towards her. She used to concentrate and
hear everything to memorize it.
Obstacles
The blindness was a major reason that
prevents her from choosing the scientific branch her dream of being a doctor or
engineering was dream hard to be achieved due her blindness. Her status prevents
her from attending the scientific branch, but now nothing will stop her from
achieving her dream.
Unlimited Joy
Al-Quds newspaper has the opportunity to
meet with Ra'ufa's Mother. The thrill, joy and happiness the tears of happiness
were she couldn’t control her self the moment Ra'ufa told her that she can see
she runs to call the relatives and neighbors she preserved candies chocolates to
the kids and all the relatives.
How to treat the Handicapped
Ra'ufa massage to all the people in the
world is " to be compassionate with the blind kids, neighbors or any person
because blind people go through a lot of obstacles in their lives so the less
thing we can do therefore people should give the blind all help and support they
can do to make them more confident and productive to this society.
Father's reaction
Ra'ufa's father says that he tried all
the best to treat his daughter, he send her abroad for treatment but the answer
was so clear all the doctors agreed on one thing that Ra'ufa's condition is hard
to be cured, and they can do nothing asking her to accept her condition to be
blind.
Ra'ufa's highly expectations and wishes
Ra'ufa says that her wish while she was
blind to see a bride and the wedding party she used to go with her mother to a
wedding party and let her mother to describe in details the bride, the dress ,
the people, everything goes around her, and usually get satisfied with her
mother descriptions.
Ambitions
Ra'ufa Ambitions in life is to graduate
from a collage and attend an art center or institution; she also wants to work
as a guardian and assistant to the blind meanwhile she is a volunteer at many
associations and institutions to help handicapped in rehabilitation
institutions. She also holds many certificates and recommendation letters given
by different association.
About her opinion of the Palestinian conditions Ra'ufa states that she used to
cry hearing the Israeli solders hitting the houses with missiles, killing, and
destruction innocent people houses.
Finally Ra'ufa finish the interview by thanking Allah (God) for being so
merciful and giving her the chance of seeing as any normal person.
From: Al-Quds Newspaper
31/8/2004 |
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