Palestina Lliure
Life in the heart of death: a series on the experience of mental health professionals under attack
About mental health professional under attack by Israel in Gaza Strip
Dr. Dinah Ayna, a clinical psychologist and mental health consultant and a member of United Palestinian Appeal's International Advisory Board, has been supporting our Healing through Feeling team in Gaza since 2018 and continues to support those she can reach throughout this war. Two weeks into the recent aggression against Gaza, Dr. Ayna agreed with different mental health professionals inside and outside UPA on the importance of sharing their stories with the world. The professionals wrote their experiences in Arabic, and Dr. Ayna then edited, translated, and sent the stories back for final approval from the original authors before sharing. Authors also sent pictures that were edited to protect their identities and published, with approval, along with the stories. Nicknames were given to those who did not want to be identified.