Honley aid worker Paveen Yaqub plans return trip after Gaza horror
Jul 26 2010 by Katie Grant, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Honley aid worker Paveen Yaqub plans return trip after Gaza horror
JUST two months ago Paveen Yaqub was aboard a ship to Palestine when her friend was shot in the face five times and killed.
Nine people died aboard the Mavi Marmara, the lead vessel in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, when Israeli commandos stormed the ship.
But aid worker Paveen, from Honley, has revealed to the Examiner she is already making preparations to join another aid mission to war-torn Gaza.
The 39-year-old told the Examiner she was inspired by a recent trip to Turkey to visit the graves of her friend Furkan Dogan and others who lost their lives on the flotilla.
Paveen said: “The trip to Turkey was really deeply moving and at times it was deeply humbling.
“It just felt so right and I felt it was part of the healing process.
“It definitely helped me – I feel more at peace now and it has focused me and given me the strength to continue to support the Palestinian people.
“I’m a lot better, and less restless and I’m focussing on the future now.”
Paveen met with the family of Furkan who were keen to know any details she could tell them of the moments before he was shot and killed.
She said: “I also visited Our Suleyman who is still in a coma in a hospital in Ankara after the attack.
