“There are moments in history when the creation of a library becomes an act of freedom itself.” – Omar Hamad.
Here in Gaza, after the genocide, Omar and Ibrahim understood that dreams protected by books do not yield — that knowledge has the strength to pull a city back from ruin.
So they set out to build the first library born from the heart of tragedy — a testament that a people who read can never be defeated.
And this project was never just an idea —
it was born from two real stories of survival — of books carried through fire and dreams protected under bombs.
Omar’s story began in childhood, when books were his quiet rebellion.
Ibrahim’s began in adulthood, the day a bookshelf breathing through the rubble reminded him that hope can survive anything…