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Ameera Harouda: Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza
Amira Haruda (Ameera Harouda): Zašto sebe dovodim u opasnost kako bih ispričala priče iz Gaze
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Kad Amira Haruda čuje zvuk bombi ili artiljerijske vatre, ona se zaleće direktno u njih. "Želim da stignem prva tamo jer ove priče moraju da budu ispričane", kaže prvi ženski "fikser" iz Gaze, to je uloga koja joj omogućuje da bude vodič novinarima kroz haotične scenarije ratnih zona u njenoj domovini, koju i dalje voli, uprkos užasnoj situaciji. Otkrijte šta motiviše Harudu da da glas ljudskoj patnji u Gazi u ovom nezaboravnom govoru.
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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00:13
Hello.
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Zdravo.
00:16
This is my first trip,
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Ovo je moje prvo putovanje,
00:18
first time in life I'm outside
of the walls of Gaza.
of the walls of Gaza.
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prvi put u životu sam van zidova Gaze.
00:22
I'm so happy to be here.
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Tako sam srećna što sam ovde.
00:25
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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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Oduvek sam želela da budem pilot,
da upravljam avionom,
da upravljam avionom,
00:36
to feel free to fly the sky,
to touch the sky.
to touch the sky.
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da budem slobodna i letim nebom,
da dotaknem nebo.
da dotaknem nebo.
00:42
But that didn't happen.
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To se nije desilo.
00:44
Simply, I live in Gaza,
there is no airport.
there is no airport.
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Jednostavno, živim u Gazi,
tamo nema aerodroma.
tamo nema aerodroma.
00:49
All borders are closed on every side.
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Sve granice, sa svih strana su zatvorene.
00:52
We live in one of the biggest
prisons in the world.
prisons in the world.
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Živimo u jednom od najvećih zatvora
u svetu.
u svetu.
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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Sve što mogu da uradim
je prosto da gledam gore u nebo.
je prosto da gledam gore u nebo.
01:02
On some days, we are lucky
if we have electricity
if we have electricity
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Nekih dana smo srećni, ako imamo struju
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for four or five hours.
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četiri ili pet sati.
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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Kad je hladno, ložimo vatru
ispred ili na krovovima naših domova.
ispred ili na krovovima naših domova.
01:15
Sometimes we make food, too.
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Ponekad tako spremamo i hranu.
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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Moj posao u Gazi je da sredim sve
za novinare koji dolaze u moju domovinu
za novinare koji dolaze u moju domovinu
01:23
to tell the stories
about what's going on in Gaza.
about what's going on in Gaza.
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da bi ispričali priče
o tome šta se dešava u Gazi.
o tome šta se dešava u Gazi.
01:28
Many mornings,
I had to go to the border area
I had to go to the border area
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Mnogih jutara sam morala
da idem do graničnih oblasti
da idem do graničnih oblasti
01:31
to collect a journalist.
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da bih pokupila novinare.
01:32
If anything should happen
to the journalist,
to the journalist,
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Ako se bilo šta desi novinaru
01:36
or if the journalist decides
to cover a story
to cover a story
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ili ako novinar odluči da pokrije priču,
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the government doesn't want us to cover,
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vlada ne želi da mi o tome izveštavamo,
01:43
bad things could happen.
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moglo bi nešto loše da se desi.
01:46
Navigating through my country
helping journalists,
helping journalists,
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Kretanje kroz moju državu,
pomaganje novinarima,
pomaganje novinarima,
01:50
filmmakers, news crews,
is my working life.
is my working life.
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filmadžijama, ekipama vesti,
to je moj posao.
to je moj posao.
01:55
I believe my success comes
from building a relationship
from building a relationship
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Verujem da moj uspeh dolazi
iz građenja veza,
iz građenja veza,
02:00
not only with journalists
and the news crews,
and the news crews,
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ne samo s novinarima i ekipama vesti,
02:03
but also with the communities
in the Gaza Strip.
in the Gaza Strip.
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već i sa zajednicama iz Pojasa Gaze.
02:06
These communities who don't want
their stories to be told,
their stories to be told,
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Ove zajednice koje ne žele
da njihove priče budu ispričane,
da njihove priče budu ispričane,
02:11
I never looked to them
as stories or numbers.
as stories or numbers.
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nikada nisam posmatrala
kao priče ili kao brojeve.
kao priče ili kao brojeve.
02:15
But like me, they are human beings.
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Oni su pre kao i ja, ljudska bića.
02:21
I have built up
many relationships over 10 years.
many relationships over 10 years.
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Izgradila sam mnogo veza
tokom više od 10 godina.
tokom više od 10 godina.
02:26
And guess what?
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I znate šta?
02:28
This gives me the chance
to get access to people,
to get access to people,
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Ovo mi omogućuje pristup ljudima,
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to stories that others can't.
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pričama kojima drugi nemaju pristup.
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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U nekim konkretnim situacijama,
osećam, kao žena, da imam veću moć.
osećam, kao žena, da imam veću moć.
02:41
Many male journalists in my society,
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Mnogi novinari muškarci iz mog društva
02:44
they want to cover a story
about drug addiction in my country.
about drug addiction in my country.
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žele da pokriju priču
o zavisnosti o drogama u mojoj zemlji.
o zavisnosti o drogama u mojoj zemlji.
02:48
That problem started
when the Gaza tunnel was being built.
when the Gaza tunnel was being built.
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Problem je počeo izgradnjom tunela Gaza.
02:54
With the siege on Gaza,
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Tokom opsade Gaze,
02:56
tunnels brought people all the basic needs
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tunelima su isporučivane ljudima
osnovne potrepštine
osnovne potrepštine
02:59
like food, building material,
other stuff we needed.
other stuff we needed.
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poput hrane, građevinskog materijala
i drugih nužnih stvari.
i drugih nužnih stvari.
03:02
But not anymore, because the Egyptian side
flooded them up with water
flooded them up with water
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Ali ne više jer ih je egipatska strana
potopila vodom
potopila vodom
03:07
and they are not working anymore.
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i više nisu funkcionalni.
03:10
Drugs were being smuggled,
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Droga se krijumčari
03:12
and many young people got addicted, too.
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i mnogi mladi ljudi su se navukli.
03:17
In the tradition
of the Palestinian society,
of the Palestinian society,
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U tradiciji palestinskog društva,
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it's forbidden for men
to enter the household.
to enter the household.
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muškarcima je zabranjeno
da uđu u neko domaćinstvo.
da uđu u neko domaćinstvo.
03:24
So, no male journalists get the story.
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Pa nijedan novinar muškarac
nije mogao da dobije priču.
nije mogao da dobije priču.
03:27
But I did.
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Ali ja jesam.
03:30
I have a wonderful husband,
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Imam divnog supruga,
03:33
a wonderful husband who supports me
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divnog supruga koji me podržava,
03:36
despite all the criticism
he gets from the society.
he gets from the society.
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uprkos svim kritikama
koje mu društvo upućuje.
koje mu društvo upućuje.
03:40
He's at home now with my two kids,
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On je kod kuće s moje dvoje dece,
03:43
and I have another one
that's growing in here.
that's growing in here.
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a još jedno mi raste ovde.
03:46
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
03:52
When I'm working,
I call him every two hours,
I call him every two hours,
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Kad radim, zovem ga na svaka dva sata
03:55
and he knows if he doesn't hear from me,
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i on zna da, ako mu se ne javim,
03:59
he should call my contact,
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mora da nazove kontakt osobu,
04:01
the one who gives me access to the story,
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onoga ko mi je dao pristup priči,
04:04
which is the one who I trust.
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a to je osoba od poverenja.
04:09
One of the times in Gaza,
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Jedanput u Gazi,
04:11
during the kidnapping
of the British journalist Alan Johnston,
of the British journalist Alan Johnston,
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tokom otmice
britanskog novinara Alana Džonstona,
britanskog novinara Alana Džonstona,
04:16
I was asked by an American magazine
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američki časopis mi je tražio
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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da udesim sastanak
sa otmičarima u Gazi, i uradila sam to.
sa otmičarima u Gazi, i uradila sam to.
04:26
The journalist covering the story and I
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Novinarima koji su pokrivali priču i meni
04:29
were asked to meet outside of his hotel.
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je traženo da se sretnemo
ispred njegovog hotela.
ispred njegovog hotela.
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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Došli su, pokupili nas
u crnom kombiju sa zatamnjenim staklima,
u crnom kombiju sa zatamnjenim staklima,
04:38
they were wearing masks on that day.
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tog dana su nosili maske.
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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I odvezli su nas daleko,
veoma daleko u sred polja.
veoma daleko u sred polja.
04:48
They took our cell phones
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Uzeli su naše mobilne telefone
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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i napravili smo intervju s otmičarem
na otvorenom, na tom polju.
na otvorenom, na tom polju.
04:57
I was so scared that day,
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Toliko me je bilo strah tog dana,
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a day I will never forget.
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dana koji nikad neću da zaboravim.
05:03
So, why do I do what I do?
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Dakle, zašto radim to što radim?
05:07
I do it because I believe if I didn't,
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Radim to jer verujem da
kad ne bih to radila,
kad ne bih to radila,
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a huge part of the story
about Gaza will be missing.
about Gaza will be missing.
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ogroman deo priče o Gazi
bi bio izostavljen.
bi bio izostavljen.
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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Ima još mnogo priča
koje vam mogu ispričati o mojoj zemlji.
koje vam mogu ispričati o mojoj zemlji.
05:20
And not all of them are bad.
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I nisu sve loše.
05:22
I love my country, despite
the terrible situation we live in --
the terrible situation we live in --
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Volim svoju zemlju,
uprkos užasnoj situaciji u kojoj živimo -
uprkos užasnoj situaciji u kojoj živimo -
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siege, poverty, unemployment --
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opsadi, siromaštvu, nezaposlenosti -
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but there is life.
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ali tu je život.
05:33
There are people who are dreamers
and amazing people full of energy.
and amazing people full of energy.
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Imamo ljude koji su sanjari
i divne ljude pune energije.
i divne ljude pune energije.
05:40
We have wonderful music,
and a great music school.
and a great music school.
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Imamo divnu muziku i sjajnu muzičku školu.
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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Imamo plesače parkura
koji plešu na zgarištima svojih domova.
koji plešu na zgarištima svojih domova.
05:49
And Gaza is the only place
in the Arab world
in the Arab world
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A Gaza je jedino mesto u arapskom svetu
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where Muslims and Christians
live in strong brotherhood.
live in strong brotherhood.
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gde muslimani i hrišćani
žive u prisnom bratstvu.
žive u prisnom bratstvu.
05:58
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
06:03
During the time of war,
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Tokom rata,
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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najteži deo za mene
je da napustim kuću rano ujutru,
je da napustim kuću rano ujutru,
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leaving my children.
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da napustim decu.
06:11
I take a picture of them everyday
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Fotografišem ih svakodnevno
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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jer nikad ne znam
hoću li uspeti da im se vratim.
hoću li uspeti da im se vratim.
06:20
Being a fixer and a journalist
is difficult and dangerous in Gaza.
is difficult and dangerous in Gaza.
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Biti "fikser" i novinar u Gazi
je teško i opasno.
je teško i opasno.
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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Ali kad čujem zvuk artiljerijske vatre
ili zvuk bombardovanja,
ili zvuk bombardovanja,
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I just head straight toward it,
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prosto se zaletim u njih
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because I want to be there first,
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jer želim da stignem tamo prva
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because these stories should be told.
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jer ove priče treba da budu ispričane.
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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Kad su mi deca bila mala
i kad bismo čuli zvuk rata,
i kad bismo čuli zvuk rata,
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I used to tell them
that they were fireworks.
that they were fireworks.
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govorila bih im da je to vatromet.
06:52
Now they are older, they understand.
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Sad su stariji, razumeju.
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I do have terrible nightmares
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Imam užasne noćne more
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because of all that I witnessed
during war times,
during war times,
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zbog svega čemu sam bila svedok
tokom ratnih vremena,
tokom ratnih vremena,
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especially these lifeless bodies
of young children.
of young children.
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naročito zbog tih beživotnih tela dečice.
07:08
I still remember a little girl,
her name is Hala.
her name is Hala.
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Još uvek se sećam devojčice,
po imenu Hala.
po imenu Hala.
07:12
She's the only survivor from her family.
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Jedina je preživela u svojoj porodici.
07:15
Her picture will be with me forever.
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Njena slika će me uvek pratiti.
07:18
I will never forget her.
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Nikad je neću zaboraviti.
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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Ponosna sam što mogu da stojim ovde
i da budem danas ovde sa vama,
i da budem danas ovde sa vama,
07:30
I'm proud that I can tell you
stories, sad and happy,
stories, sad and happy,
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ponosna sam što mogu da vam pričam priče,
tužne i srećne,
tužne i srećne,
07:36
stories about my small corner
of the world, Gaza.
of the world, Gaza.
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priče o mom malenom kutku sveta, Gazi.
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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Ponosna sam što sam
prva žena fikser koja radi u Gazi.
prva žena fikser koja radi u Gazi.
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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Smešno je što me u Gazi zovu g. Rambo.
07:49
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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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Nadam se da ću jednog dana biti u prilici
da ispričam priče svih drugih žena,
da ispričam priče svih drugih žena,
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all other amazing women
I know in my country.
I know in my country.
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svih drugih neverovatnih žena
koje poznajem u mojoj zemlji.
koje poznajem u mojoj zemlji.
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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Nadam se da ću jednog dana moći
da pomognem drugim ženama u mojoj zemlji
da pomognem drugim ženama u mojoj zemlji
08:05
to be fixers like me.
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da budu fikseri poput mene.
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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I naravno da ponekad imam osećaj
da ne mogu više da obavljam ovaj posao,
da ne mogu više da obavljam ovaj posao,
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it's just too much for me.
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prosto mi je previše svega.
08:14
But I remember these words:
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Ali setim se ovih reči:
08:16
"Don't limit your challenge,
but challenge your limit.
but challenge your limit.
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"Ne ograničavaj svoj izazov,
već izazovi svoja ograničenja.
već izazovi svoja ograničenja.
08:20
Don't allow others to stand
in front of your dreams."
in front of your dreams."
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Ne dozvoli drugima
da stanu na put tvojim snovima."
da stanu na put tvojim snovima."
08:25
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
08:26
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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