Dou' Podcast | Special Episode: “My Testimony from the Rubble” – with Basma Ayad
In this special episode of the Dou Podcast, we hear the voice of Basma Ayad, a Christian Palestinian woman from Gaza who was forcibly displaced to Cairo after churches, homes, and entire neighborhoods were bombed.
Basma shares her story of multiple waves of displacement inside Gaza—moving from one area to another in search of safety that never lasted—until she was eventually forced to leave the Strip through the notorious Nitsareem checkpoint, a place she describes as not just a crossing, but a site of humiliation and trauma.
But Basma’s story doesn’t end at the border.
In Cairo, she is now trying to rebuild her life from scratch, navigating exile with resilience, and holding tight to her Palestinian identity, culture, and the enduring dream of return.
This episode offers an intimate, deeply human account of survival, faith, and the silent strength of women carrying entire histories on their backs.
“I left Gaza physically, but Gaza never left me.” – Basma Ayad
“They bombed the churches, but not our spirit.”
🎧 Listen now to this powerful testimony one of thousands of stories from women forcibly displaced by war, yet still holding on to hope.