Jameel from Palestine

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The Modern Middle East
Choose a character..

• Jameel from Palestine
• Hozan from Iraq

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Jameel

• The year is 2008. Your name is Jameel, a
  Palestinian living in the Gaza Strip. You are 33
  years old and have a wife and daughter.
• Tensions between Israel and Hamas have led both
  sides to the brink of war. You and your family
  are sitting down to dinner when you hear a loud
  thud outside. Do you.
• Go outside to investigate?
• or
• Rush your family downstairs?

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You Rush Outside to Investigate

• You see jets flying overhead and hear explosions
  in the distance its the Israeli Defense Force
• Before you can run inside to safety, an Israeli
  artillery shell strikes your home and destroys it
  with your family inside. You scream out for your
  wife and daughter, but can do nothing to save
  them. A neighbor grabs you and drags you to
  safety.
• Continue.

4
You Run Downstairs to Shelter

• Wise Decision.
• The Israeli Defense Force has begun an aerial
  bombardment of Gaza.
• After several minutes of explosions, your house
  loses electricity..you wait with your family in
  the dark
• Continue

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Waiting for the Bombing to Stop

• Your neighbor brings you to his basement where
  you wait for the bombing to stop
• You pray that your family made it to their own
  shelter
• The bombing has knocked out power and
  watersomeone must find a well for drinking
  wateryou decide to volunteer.
• You venture outside

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Waiting with Your Family

• You wait for the bombing to stop with your
  family.
• You then realized that you no longer have running
  water.you decide to venture out to find drinking
  water for you and your family
• Go Outside

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This is what you find outside
Continue to the well
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The Well

• You reach the well and collect several gallons of
  water
• While at the well, Hamas soldiers motion
• to you. Do you see what they want?
• Talk to them
• or
• Ignore them

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You walk over to the soldiers

• The soldiers from Hamas are recruiting men to
  fight the coming Israeli invasion?
• Yes, its time to fight for our freedom
• No, I must take this water back

10
You Join Hamas

• The Hamas militia is recruiting men to fight off
  the coming Israeli invasionthey offer you a
  pistol and some grenades and order you to march
  to the border
• As Israeli tanks cross into Gaza, you begin
  throwing grenades and shootingyou manage to
  wound several men before the tank opens fire on
  your position....
• You die instantly..
• THE END

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You ignore the soldiers

• The soldiers are too busy trying to keep order.
  They ignore you..
• You start walking back to safety, when you hear
  more artillery fire in the distance. You walk
  hurredly.
• Suddenly you see Israeli tanks moving in the
  distance. Do you
• Attempt to fight off the soldiers
• or
• Try to avoid them

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Fight them off

• Filled with rage at the sight of Israeli
  soldiers, you pick up rocks and hurl them at the
  soldiers.
• The soldiers spot you and shoot you several
  times
• You fall over backward.
• The light quickly begins to fade and you die..
• THE END

13
Sneak Past the Israelis

• You try to sneak past the soldiers.
• You manage to evade them, but catch their
  attention when you drop your container of water.
  The soldiers turn around, and you quickly
  surrender. The soldiers see you mean no harm, and
  continue walking
• You make it back safely, but face the threat of
  daily bombardment, as well as food and water
  shortages. Life continues to be a struggle for
  you as a Palestinian
• THE END

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Hozan

• You are Hozan, and Iraqi Kurd in 1988. You are 22
  years and are the mother of two sons, 16 and 12.
• You live in Northern Iraq. You are a second class
  citizen in Iraq due to your ethnicity.
• Your husband used to work in oil fields but is
  now forced to work as a herder to make ends meet.
  
• While at home, you hear a loud noise in the
  distance
• What could it be?

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Bombs in the Distance

• Do you run to a neighbors house to seek escape?
• Do you stay at home and hope for the best?

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You Stay Home

• Bad Decision.the bomb in the distance carried
  chemical weapons.
• As the wind carries the chemicals into your home,
  you and your children suffer a slow, painful
  death.
• THE END

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You run to your neighbors

• Your neighbor happens to have a working car. You
  decide to travel to a safer area
• During your escape, you come across an Iraqi
  roadblock.Do you
• Stop at the Road Block?
• Take your car off road and avoid the road block?

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Stop at the Road Block

• You are arrested at the road block and placed in
  a detention camp. When you arrive, you are
  separated from your oldest sonyou later learn
  that he was executed.
• You survive in the camp with your younger son in
  terrible conditions. After several years, you are
  able to escape. You are thankful to survive to
  see the fall of Saddam Hussein, but are unsure
  what the future holds for you and your fellow
  Kurds
• THE END

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Leave the Road

• You decide to leave the road and are able to make
  it to an isolated camp in the mountains. While
  there, you meet Kurdish rebels who are attempting
  to secure independence. You and your sons are
  offered the chance to join this rebellion. Do
  you?
• Sign me up
• No wayI have children to worry about

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Joining the Rebels

• You join the Kurdish rebels. You assist the
  rebellion by offering supplies and serving the
  soldiers. Your sons eventually become soldiers
  themselves. Your oldest survives, but your
  youngest is captured by Turks and thrown in
  prison.
• You and your eldest son survive long enough to
  see the fall of Saddam Hussein. However, the
  future is still uncertain for you and your fellow
  Kurds.
• THE END

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You Can't Fight

• You decide that you must spend your time
  defending your children. The rebels let you stay
  for a night and then ask for you to leave.
  Without the support of the Kurdish Rebels, you
  are quickly captured by the Iraqi military. You
  are accused of treason and executed along with
  your sons.
• THE END