Episode #93
Her 11-Year-Old Daughter Was Killed by a Hezbollah Rocket
On July 27, 2024, a Hezbollah rocket struck a football field in Majdal Shams, killing 12 children and teenagers. Among them was 11-year-old Alma. But Alma was more than a name in a headline.She was a gifted basketball player, a natural leader and a girl with enormous dreams. She spoke four languages, loved drawing, dancing and skiing, and dreamed of studying law so she could stand up for people who could not defend themselves.Two years after the attack, Alma’s mother, Naela, joins East to West host Sarah Martinez Amir to tell the story she wants the world to remember: not how her daughter died, but how she lived.Naela takes us back to their final day together, Alma’s last hug, and the devastating moment she realized her daughter would never come home. She also shares how faith helped her family survive unimaginable grief, and why she made a conscious choice not to let loss turn into anger, hatred or revenge.Instead, Naela has dedicated herself to keeping Alma’s values alive, transforming grief into action and pain into hope. “I want the world to remember the way she lived.”
