British-Palestinian Leanne Muhammed has won the 2015-16 Speak Out Challenge held in London following a moving speech about the Nakba and its effects on Palestinian society.
Leanne, from Al-Burj Al-Shamali refugee camp in Lebanon, is a student at Wanstead High School in London. She joined the Speak Out Challenge giving a speech entitled “Birds not Bombs”.
In it Leanne spoke about the suffering of the Palestinian refugees since 1948 and how even children are discriminated against because of their nationality.
Leanne Mohamad,Palestinian,won the Jack Petchey’s “Speak Out” Challenge, for her speech "Birds Not Bombs"#Palestine pic.twitter.com/QXqQyEUyRf
— Palestine Social (@PalestineSocial) May 26, 2016
She also spoke about the continuous Israeli assaults and violations against the Palestinian people, as well as the threat of bombing.
Leanne gave an example of a one-year-old baby, who had cancer and died because he could not receive proper treatment due to travel restrictions imposed by the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian girl also criticized those who describe people as terrorists because their own religions, saying that people should not be discriminated against due to their culture, origin or religion.
(MEMO)
I am so glad she won this Challenge , she was wonderful!
Great Job Leanne hope to see more palestinian kids like you and hope the human Conscience recieves her message.
Incredible. No hesitation, heart felt, and more eloquent than the politicians who we pay to speak for us. I would consider actually voting if she was running for Prime Minister.
I am so sorry that her Video has been brought down. I would Love to have Seen it. Why was it removed?Are we afraid of what this Child has to share. And in so why? Is her truth to harsh for The world to See? Is Israel so afraid of what the Truth exposes that it had to be removed?
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