Her Voice Counts: Sarah_Elliott_Libya_Women22a

Marwa Enaas, 24, lives on Tripoli Street in Misrata. Tripoli Street saw the heaviest fighting in all of Misrata. “The first day of the fighting, there was heavy bombing. I sat in the hallway of my house with my family for a long time. My brother who is a rebel came to our house to tell us that the apartment above us was on fire. We heard the walls falling down.” Marwa and her family stayed with relatives for ten days before returning to their house. “There was no water and no electricity. I never thought they would use tanks and grad missiles against us, I never thought I would see those here in Misrata. AK’s yes. After his first speech when he said {quote}rats{quote} I really thought he would do anything. We became scared of a nuclear bomb. We stayed in Misrata the entire time. When we saw these things, we had to leave it to god. We win or we die, we will not surrender. The most important to me is education to be better. I’m studying computer science. With democracy and justice and education better, everything will be better.”

Marwa Enaas, 24, lives on Tripoli Street in Misrata. Tripoli Street saw the heaviest fighting in all of Misrata. “The first day of the fighting, there was heavy bombing. I sat in the hallway of my house with my family for a long time. My brother who is a rebel came to our house to tell us that the apartment above us was on fire. We heard the walls falling down.” Marwa and her family stayed with relatives for ten days before returning to their house. “There was no water and no electricity. I never thought they would use tanks and grad missiles against us, I never thought I would see those here in Misrata. AK’s yes. After his first speech when he said "rats" I really thought he would do anything. We became scared of a nuclear bomb. We stayed in Misrata the entire time. When we saw these things, we had to leave it to god. We win or we die, we will not surrender. The most important to me is education to be better. I’m studying computer science. With democracy and justice and education better, everything will be better.”