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Ameera Harouda: Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza
Ameera Harouda: Zašto sam se stavila u opasnost da ispričam priče o Gazi
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Kada Ameera Harouda čuje zvukove pucnjave ili bombardiranja, ide ravno prema njima. "Želim biti tamo prva jer se te priče moraju ispričati", kaže prvi ženski "popravljač" u Gazi, a to je pozicija koja joj omogućava da odvede novinare u kaotične scene rata u svojoj zemlji, koju voli unatoč iznimno lošoj situaciji koja tamo vlada. U ovom nezaboravnom govoru, otkrijte što potiče Haroudu da bude glas ljudske patnje u Gazi
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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Dobar dan.
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 puta u životu nalazim se
izvan zidina Gaze.
izvan zidina Gaze.
00:22
I'm so happy to be here.
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Presretna sam što sam ovdje.
00:25
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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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Oduvijek sam htjela biti pilot,
upravljati zrakoplovom,
upravljati zrakoplovom,
00:36
to feel free to fly the sky,
to touch the sky.
to touch the sky.
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osjećati se slobodnom letjeti nebom,
dotaknuti nebo.
dotaknuti nebo.
00:42
But that didn't happen.
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Ali to se nikad nije ostvarilo.
00:44
Simply, I live in Gaza,
there is no airport.
there is no airport.
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Jednostavno, u Gazi, gdje živim, nema aerodroma.
00:49
All borders are closed on every side.
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Sve granice 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 na svijetu.
najvećih zatvora na svijetu.
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 je gledati u nebo.
01:02
On some days, we are lucky
if we have electricity
if we have electricity
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Postoje dani kad smo sretni
ako imamo struju
ako imamo struju
01:05
for four or five hours.
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4 ili 5 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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Kada je hladno, zapalimo vatru ispred kuće
ili na krovu.
ili na krovu.
01:15
Sometimes we make food, too.
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Nekada i pripremamo 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 uključuje kompletnu
pripremu za novinare koji dođu
pripremu za novinare koji dođu
01:23
to tell the stories
about what's going on in Gaza.
about what's going on in Gaza.
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ispričati priče o onome
što se tamo događa.
što se tamo događa.
01:28
Many mornings,
I had to go to the border area
I had to go to the border area
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Često sam, ujutro,
morala ići na granicu
morala ići na granicu
01:31
to collect a journalist.
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po nekog novinara.
01:32
If anything should happen
to the journalist,
to the journalist,
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Ako bi se išta dogodilo novinaru,
01:36
or if the journalist decides
to cover a story
to cover a story
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ili ako novinar odluči pisati o nečemu
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the government doesn't want us to cover,
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o čemu vlada ne želi da se piše,
01:43
bad things could happen.
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loše stvari se mogu dogoditi.
01:46
Navigating through my country
helping journalists,
helping journalists,
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Putovati zemljom, pomažući novinarima
01:50
filmmakers, news crews,
is my working life.
is my working life.
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redateljima, novinarskim ekipama,
je moj radni život.
je moj radni život.
01:55
I believe my success comes
from building a relationship
from building a relationship
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Vjerujem da je ključ mog uspjeha
izgradnja odnosa
izgradnja odnosa
02:00
not only with journalists
and the news crews,
and the news crews,
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ne samo sa novinarima
i novinarskim ekipama,
i novinarskim ekipama,
02:03
but also with the communities
in the Gaza Strip.
in the Gaza Strip.
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nego i sa zajednicama u pojasu Gaze.
02:06
These communities who don't want
their stories to be told,
their stories to be told,
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Te zajednice, koje ne žele
da se njihove priče objavljuju,
da se njihove priče objavljuju,
02:11
I never looked to them
as stories or numbers.
as stories or numbers.
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na njih nikad nisam gledala
kao na priče ili brojeve.
kao na priče ili brojeve.
02:15
But like me, they are human beings.
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Kao i ja, oni su 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 odnosa u 10 godina.
02:26
And guess what?
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I pogodite što?
02:28
This gives me the chance
to get access to people,
to get access to people,
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To mi daje priliku da dođem do ljudi,
02:31
to stories that others can't.
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do priča do kojih drugi ne mogu.
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 prilikama, osjećam da,
kao žena, imam veću moć.
kao žena, imam veću moć.
02:41
Many male journalists in my society,
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U društvu u kojem živim,
mnogi muški novinari
mnogi muški novinari
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 pisati o ovisnosti
o drogi u mojoj zemlji.
o drogi 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 nastao
kada se gradio tunel u Gazi.
kada se gradio tunel u Gazi.
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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tuneli su donosili ljudima
najpotrebnije,
najpotrebnije,
02:59
like food, building material,
other stuff we needed.
other stuff we needed.
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kao što je hrana, materijal za gradnju
i ostale potrepštine.
i ostale potrepštine.
03:02
But not anymore, because the Egyptian side
flooded them up with water
flooded them up with water
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Ali to je prestalo jer ih je
egipatska strana potopila,
egipatska strana potopila,
03:07
and they are not working anymore.
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i više nisu u upotrebi.
03:10
Drugs were being smuggled,
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Kroz njih se i droga krijumčarila,
03:12
and many young people got addicted, too.
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i mnogi mladi su postali ovisnici.
03:17
In the tradition
of the Palestinian society,
of the Palestinian society,
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Tradicija palestinskog društva nalaže
03:20
it's forbidden for men
to enter the household.
to enter the household.
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da muškarci ne smiju ući u kućanstvo.
03:24
So, no male journalists get the story.
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Stoga, muški novinari nisu mogli
istražiti priče tih ljudi.
istražiti priče tih ljudi.
03:27
But I did.
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No ja jesam.
03:30
I have a wonderful husband,
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Imam divnog muža,
03:33
a wonderful husband who supports me
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divnog muža koji me podržava
03:36
despite all the criticism
he gets from the society.
he gets from the society.
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usprkos kritikama društva.
03:40
He's at home now with my two kids,
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Sada je kod kuće sa moje dvoje djece,
03:43
and I have another one
that's growing in here.
that's growing in here.
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a još jedno raste ovdje.
03:46
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
03:52
When I'm working,
I call him every two hours,
I call him every two hours,
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Kada radim, zovem ga svaka dva sata,
03:55
and he knows if he doesn't hear from me,
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a zna da, ukoliko mu se ne javim,
03:59
he should call my contact,
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treba nazvati moju vezu,
04:01
the one who gives me access to the story,
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onoga koji mi daje pristup priči,
04:04
which is the one who I trust.
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a kojemu vjerujem.
04:09
One of the times in Gaza,
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Jednom sam 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 Johnstona,
Alana Johnstona,
04:16
I was asked by an American magazine
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bila zamoljena od strane
američkog časopisa,
američkog časopisa,
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 organiziram sastanak
sa otmičarima, što sam i učinila.
sa otmičarima, što sam i učinila.
04:26
The journalist covering the story and I
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Novinar koji ih je intervjuirao i ja
04:29
were asked to meet outside of his hotel.
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smo bili zamoljeni da se nađemo
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 prozorima,
sa zatamnjenim prozorima,
04:38
they were wearing masks on that day.
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i nosili su maske taj dan.
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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Odveli su nas daleko, jako daleko,
usred nekog polja.
usred nekog polja.
04:48
They took our cell phones
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Uzeli su nam mobitele
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 odradili smo intervju sa otmičarem
vani, na tom polju.
vani, na tom polju.
04:57
I was so scared that day,
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Bila sam jako uplašena taj dan,
04:59
a day I will never forget.
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dan kojeg neću nikad zaboraviti.
05:03
So, why do I do what I do?
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I, zašto radim to što radim?
05:07
I do it because I believe if I didn't,
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Radim to jer sam uvjerena
da kad to nebi radila,
da kad to nebi radila,
05:10
a huge part of the story
about Gaza will be missing.
about Gaza will be missing.
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velik dio priče o Gazi nebi postojao.
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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Postoji još priča koje bi vam mogla
ispričati o svojoj zemlji.
ispričati o svojoj 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, unatoč groznoj
situaciji u kojoj se nalazimo --
situaciji u kojoj se nalazimo --
05:27
siege, poverty, unemployment --
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opsada, siromaštvo, nezaposlenost --
05:31
but there is life.
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ali život postoji.
05:33
There are people who are dreamers
and amazing people full of energy.
and amazing people full of energy.
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Postoje ljudi sa snovima,
i ljudi sa nevjerojatnom energijom.
i ljudi sa nevjerojatnom energijom.
05:40
We have wonderful music,
and a great music school.
and a great music school.
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Imamo divnu glazbu,
i izvrsnu glazbenu školu.
i izvrsnu glazbenu 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 parkour plesače koji plešu
u ruševinama svojih domova.
u ruševinama svojih domova.
05:49
And Gaza is the only place
in the Arab world
in the Arab world
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Također, Gaza je jedino mjesto
u cijelom arapskom svijetu
u cijelom arapskom svijetu
05:52
where Muslims and Christians
live in strong brotherhood.
live in strong brotherhood.
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gdje muslimani i kršćani
žive u velikom bratstvu.
žive u velikom bratstvu.
05:58
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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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najteže mi je otići iz kuće rano ujutro,
06:09
leaving my children.
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ostavljajući djecu kod kuće.
06:11
I take a picture of them everyday
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Svaki dan ih uslikam
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 im se vratiti.
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 "popravljač" i novinarka 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 kada čujem zvuk
pucnjave ili bombardiranja,
pucnjave ili bombardiranja,
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I just head straight toward it,
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idem ravno prema njemu,
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because I want to be there first,
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jer želim tamo biti prva,
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because these stories should be told.
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jer se te priče moraju ispričati.
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 moja djeca bila mala
i kad bi čuli zvukove rata,
i kad bi čuli zvukove rata,
06:48
I used to tell them
that they were fireworks.
that they were fireworks.
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znala bi im reći da je to vatromet.
06:52
Now they are older, they understand.
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Sada su stariji i razumiju bolje.
06:56
I do have terrible nightmares
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Imam strašne noćne more
06:59
because of all that I witnessed
during war times,
during war times,
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zbog svega što sam vidjela
tokom rata,
tokom rata,
07:03
especially these lifeless bodies
of young children.
of young children.
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a posebno beživotna tijela male djece.
07:08
I still remember a little girl,
her name is Hala.
her name is Hala.
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Još uvijek se sjećam jedne male curice,
zove se Hala.
zove se Hala.
Ona je jedini član svoje obitelji
koji je preživio.
koji je preživio.
07:12
She's the only survivor from her family.
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07:15
Her picture will be with me forever.
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Njena slika će me zauvijek pratiti.
07:18
I will never forget her.
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Nikad ju 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 danas mogu
ovdje stajati i biti sa vama.
ovdje stajati i biti 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 vam mogu ispričati priče,
kako tužne tako i sretne,
kako tužne tako i sretne,
07:36
stories about my small corner
of the world, Gaza.
of the world, Gaza.
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priče o mojem malom uglu svijeta, o 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 na sebe kao na
prvog ženskog "popravljača" u Gazi.
prvog ženskog "popravljača" 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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Smiješno je kako su me u Gazi počeli zvati, Gdin. Rambo.
07:49
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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 moći ispričati
priče o svim ostalim ženama,
priče o svim ostalim ženama,
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all other amazing women
I know in my country.
I know in my country.
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svim ostalim nevjerojatnim ženama
koje znam u svojoj zemlji.
koje znam u svojoj 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 pomoći ostalim ženama u svojoj zemlji
moći pomoći ostalim ženama u svojoj zemlji
08:05
to be fixers like me.
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da budu "popravljači" kao i ja.
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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Naravno, ponekad osjećam kao
da ne mogu više raditi svoj posao,
da ne mogu više raditi svoj posao,
08:11
it's just too much for me.
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jednostavno je to previše za mene.
08:14
But I remember these words:
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Ali se sjetim ovih riječi:
08:16
"Don't limit your challenge,
but challenge your limit.
but challenge your limit.
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"Ne ograničavajte svoje izazove,
nego izazovite svoje granice.
nego izazovite svoje granice.
08:20
Don't allow others to stand
in front of your dreams."
in front of your dreams."
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Ne dopustite drugima
da stanu na put vašim snovima."
da stanu na put vašim snovima."
08:25
Thank you.
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Hvala.
08:26
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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