On the anniversary of Israel’s first Gaza war, one writer recounts the chaos and remembers friends who didn’t survive. Read more about Don't be afraid: Tahrir's last words  

According to Hassan Saifi, a representative of the ministry for religious affairs in Gaza, a quarter of the Gaza Strip’s 800 mosques were damaged or destroyed in the Israeli attack on Gaza in winter 2008-09. Read more about Cash shortage hampers rebuilding of mosques destroyed by Israel