‘First there’s the gruelling task of trying to charge my laptop’: a day in the life of a university lecturer in Gaza

As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives.

Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the conflict.

Overcoming internet cuts and power outages, Mahmoud battles to provide his students an education It is time for Mahmoud Seydam’s online lecture on museum architecture.

He squats in front of the step he calls a table and opens his laptop.

“Is Mohammed the only one here?” He pulls out his phone and types into the students’ chat group that the lecture is about to start.

There are two students now.

Mahmoud decides to wait a little for the others to join.

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