Palestinian Medical Students In Cuba Highlight Pain Of Diaspora

Samar Alghoul lives in a dorm with six other students at the University of Havana, but often dreams of returning to her family's side, even if it means running towards war (Credit: AFP)

Thousands of miles from Gaza, medical student Samar Alghoul is supposed to be living her dream in Cuba, where she and hundreds of other Palestinians have been given the opportunity to study for free.

But, like the Palestinian diaspora all around the world, she is ridden with anxiety watching the decimation of her home from afar.