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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH SUBSCRIBE FOR €0.50/WEEKLog in Sunday, December 31, 2023 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR €0.50/WEEK Opinion|I Am Gaza City’s Mayor. Our Lives and Culture Are in Rubble. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/opinion/gaza-city-palestine-war.html * Share full article * * Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Guest Essay I AM GAZA CITY’S MAYOR. OUR LIVES AND CULTURE ARE IN RUBBLE. Dec. 24, 2023 Credit...Montaser Alsawaf/Anadolu via Getty Images * Share full article * * * Read in app By Yahya R. Sarraj Dr. Sarraj is the mayor of Gaza City and a former rector of the University College of Applied Sciences there. He wrote from Gaza City. Leer en español Sign up for the Israel-Hamas War Briefing. The latest news about the conflict. Get it sent to your inbox. As a teenager in the 1980s, I watched the construction of the intricately designed Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Center in Gaza City, named after one of Gaza’s greatest public figures, and its theater, grand hall, public library, printing press and cultural salon. Students and researchers, scholars and artists from across the Gaza Strip came to visit it, and so did President Bill Clinton in 1998. The center was the gem of Gaza City. Watching it being built inspired me to become an engineer, which led to a career as a professor and, in the footsteps of al-Shawa, as mayor of Gaza City. Now that gem is rubble. It was destroyed by Israeli bombardment. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. * Share full article * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2023 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Your tracker settings We use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors and remember their preferences. We also use them to measure ad campaign effectiveness, target ads and analyze site traffic. To learn more about these methods, including how to disable them, view our Cookie Policy. By clicking ‘accept,’ you consent to the processing of your data by us and third parties using the above methods. You can always change your tracker preferences by visiting our Cookie Policy. AcceptReject