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Ameera Harouda: Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza
अमिरा हारोउडा: गाजाका घटनाहरु बाहिर लेराउन, किन म आफ्नो जीवन दाउमा लगाउछु
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अमिरा हारोउडा गोलि चलेको वा बम पड्केको आवाज सुन्नासाथ त्यतै दौडीहाल्छिन । गाजा क्षेत्रकि महिला संचारकर्मी अमिरा भन्छिन - "म त्यो घटनास्थलमा पुग्ने पहिलो व्यक्ति बन्न चाहन्छु, किनकि त्यहाँको बिषयबस्तु बाहिर आउनुपर्छ ।" देशको डरलाग्दो अवस्थाको बाबजुदपनि, उनि बिदेशी संचारकर्मीलाइ युद्ध र घटनास्थलको पथ प्रदर्शन गराउने आफ्नो कामलाई मन पराउछिन । यो महत्वपुर्ण कुराकानीमा अमिरा गाजाका महिलाहरुको आवाज बाहिर प्रस्तुतगर्ने उनको आँटको कारण सुनाउदैछिन् ।
Ameera Harouda - Fixer
Ameera Harouda leads journalists to the harrowing (and often hidden) stories of the Gaza Strip that they couldn’t find on their own. Full bio
Ameera Harouda leads journalists to the harrowing (and often hidden) stories of the Gaza Strip that they couldn’t find on their own. Full bio
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नमस्कार !!
00:13
Hello.
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This is my first trip,
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यो मेरो पहिलो यात्रा हो,
00:18
first time in life I'm outside
of the walls of Gaza.
of the walls of Gaza.
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जीवनमा पहिलो पटक म
गाजा क्षेत्र भन्दा बाहिर छु ।
गाजा क्षेत्र भन्दा बाहिर छु ।
00:22
I'm so happy to be here.
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यहाँ उभिन पाउँदा साह्रै खुशी छु ।
00:25
(Applause)
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(ताली)
00:31
My ambition always was
to be a pilot, to fly a plane,
to be a pilot, to fly a plane,
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मेरो लक्ष्य पायलट हुने थियो,
विमान उडाउने,
विमान उडाउने,
00:36
to feel free to fly the sky,
to touch the sky.
to touch the sky.
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स्वतन्त्रतापूर्वक आकाशमा उड्ने,
आकाशलाई छुने,
आकाशलाई छुने,
00:42
But that didn't happen.
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तर त्यो पुरा भएन ।
00:44
Simply, I live in Gaza,
there is no airport.
there is no airport.
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किन कि, म गाजा क्षेत्रमा बस्छु, जहाँ
एअरपोर्ट नै छैन ।
एअरपोर्ट नै छैन ।
00:49
All borders are closed on every side.
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सबैतिरका बोर्डरहरु बन्द छन ।
00:52
We live in one of the biggest
prisons in the world.
prisons in the world.
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हामी संसारकै ठुलो जेलमा बस्छौं ।
00:57
The only thing I can do
is just to look up to the sky.
is just to look up to the sky.
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म मात्र एउटा काम गर्न सक्छु, त्यो हो
आकाशतिर फर्केर हेर्नु ।
आकाशतिर फर्केर हेर्नु ।
01:02
On some days, we are lucky
if we have electricity
if we have electricity
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कुनै दिन, ४/५ घण्टा बत्तीआयो भने,
हामी आफूलाई
हामी आफूलाई
01:05
for four or five hours.
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भाग्यशाली सम्झिन्छौँ ।
01:09
When it's cold, we make a fire
on the front or on the roof of our homes.
on the front or on the roof of our homes.
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चिसोबढेमा घर बाहिर वा छानामा आगो बाल्छौं
01:15
Sometimes we make food, too.
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कहिले काहीं, त्यहि आगोमा खान पकाउछौं ।
01:18
My job in Gaza is to arrange everything
for journalists who come to my homeland
for journalists who come to my homeland
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मेरो मातृभूमिमा आउने पत्रकारहरुलाई
त्यहाँको
त्यहाँको
01:23
to tell the stories
about what's going on in Gaza.
about what's going on in Gaza.
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घटनाको बास्तबिक स्थिति बुझ्न आवश्यक
व्यवस्था मिलाउनु नै मेरो काम हो ।
व्यवस्था मिलाउनु नै मेरो काम हो ।
01:28
Many mornings,
I had to go to the border area
I had to go to the border area
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धेरै बिहानिहरु, म पत्रकारहरु जम्मा गर्न
01:31
to collect a journalist.
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बोर्डर छेउ पुग्छु ।
01:32
If anything should happen
to the journalist,
to the journalist,
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पत्रकारहरुमाथि केहि घटना घटे वा,
01:36
or if the journalist decides
to cover a story
to cover a story
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पत्रकारहरुले प्रशारण गर्न चाहेको
कुनै प्रसंग
कुनै प्रसंग
01:39
the government doesn't want us to cover,
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सरकारले जानकारी दिन नचाहेमा
01:43
bad things could happen.
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अप्ठ्यारो पर्न सक्छ ।
01:46
Navigating through my country
helping journalists,
helping journalists,
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पत्रकारहरु, फिल्म निर्माता, समाचार
संकलन सदस्यहरुलाइ
संकलन सदस्यहरुलाइ
01:50
filmmakers, news crews,
is my working life.
is my working life.
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देशको विभिन्न ठाउंहरु देखाउनु,
मेरो पेशागत कार्य हो ।
मेरो पेशागत कार्य हो ।
01:55
I believe my success comes
from building a relationship
from building a relationship
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मलाई बिश्वास छ, पत्रकार र समाचार संकलन
सदस्यहरु मात्रै नभएर,
सदस्यहरु मात्रै नभएर,
02:00
not only with journalists
and the news crews,
and the news crews,
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गाजा पट्टिका समूदायसंगको सम्बन्ध नै
02:03
but also with the communities
in the Gaza Strip.
in the Gaza Strip.
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मेरो सफलताको कारण हो ।
02:06
These communities who don't want
their stories to be told,
their stories to be told,
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आफ्नोबारेमा केहि भन्न नचाहने समूदायहरुलाइ
02:11
I never looked to them
as stories or numbers.
as stories or numbers.
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म कुनै जबर्जस्ति गर्दिन ।
02:15
But like me, they are human beings.
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म जस्तै, उनीहरुपनि मानव हुन् ।
02:21
I have built up
many relationships over 10 years.
many relationships over 10 years.
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पछिल्लो १० बर्षमा मैंले धेरै सम्बन्धहरु
विस्तार गरेकी छु ।
विस्तार गरेकी छु ।
02:26
And guess what?
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त्यसैले,
02:28
This gives me the chance
to get access to people,
to get access to people,
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म ती मानिसहरुसम्म पुगेर जानकारी
लिन सक्षम छु,
लिन सक्षम छु,
02:31
to stories that others can't.
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जहाँ अरु पत्रकारहरु पुग्न सक्दैनन् ।
02:34
In some certain situations,
I feel, as a woman, I have more power.
I feel, as a woman, I have more power.
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कतिपय अवस्थामा, मलाई लाग्छ, महिला भएकोले
म संग अझ बढी शक्ति छ ।
म संग अझ बढी शक्ति छ ।
02:41
Many male journalists in my society,
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मेरो समूदायका धेरै पुरुष पत्रकारहरु,
02:44
they want to cover a story
about drug addiction in my country.
about drug addiction in my country.
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लागु औषध लतबारे मुख्य समाचार
बनाउन चाहन्छन् ।
बनाउन चाहन्छन् ।
02:48
That problem started
when the Gaza tunnel was being built.
when the Gaza tunnel was being built.
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गाजामा जब सुरुङ्ग बन्यो, यो समस्या
पनि त्यहीं बाट सुरु भो ।
पनि त्यहीं बाट सुरु भो ।
02:54
With the siege on Gaza,
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गाजालाइ घेराबन्दी गरिएको समयमा
02:56
tunnels brought people all the basic needs
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दैनिक जीवनका प्रमुख साधनहरु जस्तै :
खाद्यान्न, निर्माण
खाद्यान्न, निर्माण
02:59
like food, building material,
other stuff we needed.
other stuff we needed.
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रअरु आवश्यकताका सामाग्रीहरु
यसै सुरुङ्गबाट लेराइन्थ्यो ।
यसै सुरुङ्गबाट लेराइन्थ्यो ।
03:02
But not anymore, because the Egyptian side
flooded them up with water
flooded them up with water
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अहिले इजिप्टतर्फको भाग बढीले बगाएकोले,
03:07
and they are not working anymore.
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यो सुरुङ्ग प्रयोगमा छैन ।
03:10
Drugs were being smuggled,
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तर यहि सुरुङ्ग लागु औषध तस्करीको
03:12
and many young people got addicted, too.
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मार्ग बनेको छ र युवाहरु दुर्व्यसनमा
फसेका छन् ।
फसेका छन् ।
03:17
In the tradition
of the Palestinian society,
of the Palestinian society,
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प्यालिस्टेनी समूदायको चलनमा
03:20
it's forbidden for men
to enter the household.
to enter the household.
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पुरुषहरुलाई अर्काको घरमा प्रवेश निषेध छ ।
त्यसैले पुरुष पत्रकारले,
त्यसैले पुरुष पत्रकारले,
03:24
So, no male journalists get the story.
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यो प्रसंग संकलन गर्न सकेनन् ।
03:27
But I did.
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तर मैंले सकेँ ।
03:30
I have a wonderful husband,
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मैंले अशल श्रीमान पाएकी छु ।
03:33
a wonderful husband who supports me
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समाजले गर्ने अनेक नकारात्मक
टिकाटिप्पणीका बाबजुदपनि
टिकाटिप्पणीका बाबजुदपनि
03:36
despite all the criticism
he gets from the society.
he gets from the society.
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उहाँले मेरो काममा सहयोग गर्नुहुन्छ ।
03:40
He's at home now with my two kids,
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अहिले वहाँ २ बच्चाहरुसंग घरमा हुनुहुन्छ
03:43
and I have another one
that's growing in here.
that's growing in here.
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र तेस्रो मेरो पेटमा हुर्कैदै छ ।
03:46
(Applause)
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(ताली)
03:52
When I'm working,
I call him every two hours,
I call him every two hours,
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काममा हुँदा, हरेक २ घन्टामा
म श्रीमानलाई फोन गर्छु
म श्रीमानलाई फोन गर्छु
03:55
and he knows if he doesn't hear from me,
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यदि मैंले फोन गरिन भने,
मेरो श्रोत व्यक्तिसंग सम्पर्क गर्नुहुन्छ,
03:59
he should call my contact,
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जो मेरो विश्वासिलो छ र आवश्यक
04:01
the one who gives me access to the story,
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स्थानसम्म पुग्ने व्यवस्था मिलाईदिने गर्छ ।
04:04
which is the one who I trust.
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04:09
One of the times in Gaza,
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एक पटक गाजामा,
04:11
during the kidnapping
of the British journalist Alan Johnston,
of the British journalist Alan Johnston,
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ब्रिटिस पत्रकार एलन जोनस्टोनको
अपहरण भएको ताका
अपहरण भएको ताका
04:16
I was asked by an American magazine
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मलाई एउटा अमेरिकी पत्रिकाले गाजामा
04:20
to set up a meeting
with the kidnappers in Gaza, and I did.
with the kidnappers in Gaza, and I did.
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अपहरणकारीसंग भेट गराईदिन भन्यो,
र मैंले त्यसको व्यवस्ता मिलाएँ ।
र मैंले त्यसको व्यवस्ता मिलाएँ ।
04:26
The journalist covering the story and I
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त्यो पत्रकार र मलाई,
04:29
were asked to meet outside of his hotel.
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उनीहरु बसेको होटेलको बाहिर भेट्न बोलाए ।
04:33
They came, they picked us up
in a black van with black windows,
in a black van with black windows,
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उनीहरु आए र हामीलाई ऐना समेत कालो भएको
कालो रंगको भ्यानमा लिएर गए,
कालो रंगको भ्यानमा लिएर गए,
04:38
they were wearing masks on that day.
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उनीहरुले अनुहारमा मास्क लगाएका थिए ।
04:43
And they drove us away,
far away in the middle of a field.
far away in the middle of a field.
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उनीहरुले हामीलाई टाढा लिएर गए,
कुनै मध्ये क्षेत्रमा ।
कुनै मध्ये क्षेत्रमा ।
04:48
They took our cell phones
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हाम्रो फोन उनीहरुले लिए,
04:51
and we did the interview
with the kidnapper outside in that field.
with the kidnapper outside in that field.
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हामीले ती अपहरणकारीसंग खुला मैदानमा
अन्तर्वार्ता लियौं ।
अन्तर्वार्ता लियौं ।
04:57
I was so scared that day,
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त्यो दिन म साह्रै डराएको थिएँ ,
04:59
a day I will never forget.
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र त्यो दिन म कहिले बिर्सिन सक्दिन ।
05:03
So, why do I do what I do?
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म जे गरिरहेको छु, किन गर्दैछु ?
05:07
I do it because I believe if I didn't,
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मलाई लाग्छ, यदि मैले यो काम गरिन भने,
05:10
a huge part of the story
about Gaza will be missing.
about Gaza will be missing.
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गाजा भित्रको अवस्था बारेमा
संसार अनभिज्ञ हुन्छ ।
संसार अनभिज्ञ हुन्छ ।
05:15
There are some more stories
I could tell you about my country.
I could tell you about my country.
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म तपाईंलाइ मेरो देशको अरु धेरै
प्रसंगहरु सुनाउन सक्छु ।
प्रसंगहरु सुनाउन सक्छु ।
05:20
And not all of them are bad.
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ती सबै नराम्रा मात्रै पनि छैनन् ।
05:22
I love my country, despite
the terrible situation we live in --
the terrible situation we live in --
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मलाई मेरो देशको माया लाग्छ ।
त्यहाँकोअवस्था बिकराल,
त्यहाँकोअवस्था बिकराल,
05:27
siege, poverty, unemployment --
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घेराबन्दी, गरिबी, बेरोजगारीको डरलाग्दो
अवस्थाबाट गुज्रीरहेको भएपनि
अवस्थाबाट गुज्रीरहेको भएपनि
05:31
but there is life.
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त्यहाँ अझै जीवन छ ।
05:33
There are people who are dreamers
and amazing people full of energy.
and amazing people full of energy.
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त्यहाँपनि असाधारण सामर्थ्य
र सपना भएका व्यक्तिहरु छन् ।
र सपना भएका व्यक्तिहरु छन् ।
05:40
We have wonderful music,
and a great music school.
and a great music school.
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हामी संग राम्रो संगीत र बिशेष
संगीत विद्यालय छ ।
संगीत विद्यालय छ ।
05:44
We have parkour dancers
who dance in the rubble of their homes.
who dance in the rubble of their homes.
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हामीसंग पार्कर डान्सर छन्, जो भत्केको
घर भित्र पनि नाचको अभ्यास गर्दछन् ।
घर भित्र पनि नाचको अभ्यास गर्दछन् ।
05:49
And Gaza is the only place
in the Arab world
in the Arab world
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गाजा नै अरब देशहरु मध्येको
एक मात्र देश हो,
एक मात्र देश हो,
05:52
where Muslims and Christians
live in strong brotherhood.
live in strong brotherhood.
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जहाँ मुस्लिम र क्रिस्चियन
मिलेर बसेका छन् ।
मिलेर बसेका छन् ।
05:58
(Applause)
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06:03
During the time of war,
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युद्धको समयमा,
06:05
the hardest part for me
is leaving the house early in the morning,
is leaving the house early in the morning,
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बच्चाहरुलाई छोडेर बिहानै घरबाट निस्कनु
06:09
leaving my children.
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सबै भन्दा कठिन कार्य हो ।
06:11
I take a picture of them everyday
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म हरेक दिन उनीहरुको फोटो खिच्ने गर्छु,
06:15
because I never know
if I will make it back to them.
if I will make it back to them.
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किनकि, मलाई थाहा छैन, फर्केर आइपुग्छु
कि पुग्दीन ।
कि पुग्दीन ।
06:20
Being a fixer and a journalist
is difficult and dangerous in Gaza.
is difficult and dangerous in Gaza.
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गाजामा समन्वयकर्ता र पत्रकार बन्नु
खतरापूर्ण कार्य हो ।
खतरापूर्ण कार्य हो ।
06:26
But when I hear the sound of the shelling
or the sound of the bombing,
or the sound of the bombing,
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जब म गोलि चलेको वा बम पढ़केको
आवाज सुन्छु,
आवाज सुन्छु,
06:30
I just head straight toward it,
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म त्यतै दौडीहाल्छु,
06:33
because I want to be there first,
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किनकि म घटनाको बारेमा जानकारीदिने
06:37
because these stories should be told.
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पहिलो व्यक्ति बन्न चाहन्छु ।
06:43
When my children were small
and we heard the sound of the war,
and we heard the sound of the war,
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केटाकेटीहरु सानो हुँदा, जब हामी
युद्धको आवाज सुन्थ्यौं,
युद्धको आवाज सुन्थ्यौं,
06:48
I used to tell them
that they were fireworks.
that they were fireworks.
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हामी उनीहरुलाई यो पटाकाको आवाज हो
भनेर सम्झाउथ्यौं ।
भनेर सम्झाउथ्यौं ।
06:52
Now they are older, they understand.
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अब उनीहरु हुर्की सके, आफै बुझ्ने भइसके ।
06:56
I do have terrible nightmares
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म डरलाग्दा सपनाहरु देख्ने गर्छु,
06:59
because of all that I witnessed
during war times,
during war times,
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किनकि युद्धको समयमा मैंले
07:03
especially these lifeless bodies
of young children.
of young children.
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धेरै युवाहरुको धेरै लाश देखेकोछु ।
07:08
I still remember a little girl,
her name is Hala.
her name is Hala.
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हाला नाम गरेकी सानी केटीलाई अझै सम्झिन्छु,
07:12
She's the only survivor from her family.
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उसको परिवारमा जीवित रहने उ एउटी मात्रै थिई
07:15
Her picture will be with me forever.
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उसको तस्वीर म संग सधैं रहीरहने छ ।
07:18
I will never forget her.
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म उसलाई कहिले बिर्सिन सक्दिन ।
07:24
I'm proud that I can stand here
and be here today with you.
and be here today with you.
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यहाँ, तपाईंहरुको सामुन्ने उभिएर बोल्दा,
म गौरवान्नित छु ।
म गौरवान्नित छु ।
07:30
I'm proud that I can tell you
stories, sad and happy,
stories, sad and happy,
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संसारको एउटा सानो कुना गाजाको
राम्रा नराम्रा कथाहरु
राम्रा नराम्रा कथाहरु
07:36
stories about my small corner
of the world, Gaza.
of the world, Gaza.
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सुनाउन पाउँदा, मलाई गर्व लाग्दछ ।
07:41
I'm proud that I am
the first female fixer working in Gaza.
the first female fixer working in Gaza.
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यस क्षेत्रमा काम गर्ने गाजाको
पहिलो महिला हो म ।
पहिलो महिला हो म ।
07:46
And the funny thing is
they call me Mr. Rambo in Gaza.
they call me Mr. Rambo in Gaza.
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रमाइलो कुरा, मलाई "गाजाको राम्बो" भन्छन् ।
07:49
(Laughter)
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(हाँसो)
07:52
I hope one day, I will get the chance
to tell the stories of all other women,
to tell the stories of all other women,
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मलाई आशा छ, कुनै दिन, म मेरो देशका
अरुपनि महिलाहरुको
अरुपनि महिलाहरुको
07:57
all other amazing women
I know in my country.
I know in my country.
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प्रसंग सुनाउने अवसर पाउने छु ।
08:01
I hope that one day
I can help other women in my country
I can help other women in my country
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म आशा गर्दछु, कुनै दिन, यहि क्षेत्रमा
आउन चाहने महिलाहरुलाई
आउन चाहने महिलाहरुलाई
08:05
to be fixers like me.
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मद्धत गर्न सक्नेछु ।
08:07
And of course sometimes,
I feel I can't do this work anymore,
I feel I can't do this work anymore,
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कहिले कहीं यस्तो पनि लाग्छ, अब
म यो काम गर्न सक्दिन,
म यो काम गर्न सक्दिन,
08:11
it's just too much for me.
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यहाँ भन्दा अगाडी जान सक्दिन ।
08:14
But I remember these words:
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तर फेरी यी शब्दहरु सम्झिन्छु : -
08:16
"Don't limit your challenge,
but challenge your limit.
but challenge your limit.
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"आफ्नो चुनौतीलाइ सिमित नगर,
बरु सिमिततालाइ चुनौती गर ।
बरु सिमिततालाइ चुनौती गर ।
08:20
Don't allow others to stand
in front of your dreams."
in front of your dreams."
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तिम्रो पाइला रोक्ने अधिकार कसैलाई नदेउ ।"
08:25
Thank you.
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धन्यवाद !!
08:26
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ameera Harouda - FixerAmeera Harouda leads journalists to the harrowing (and often hidden) stories of the Gaza Strip that they couldn’t find on their own.
Why you should listen
In the Gaza Strip, foreign correspondents rely on state-approved "fixers" to direct and guide them on the ground. Although Hamas requires journalists to use fixers as local "sponsors," the fixers also provide ease of movement, translation and an eye for where the real stories are -- making them an invaluable asset in frequently chaotic scenarios.
Ameera Harouda has been a fixer for over a decade. Although many fixers are male, journalists increasingly seek women like Harouda for their access to areas where men are forbidden, and for a new lens on stories of human suffering often overlooked in the headlines.
Ameera Harouda | Speaker | TED.com