https://youtu.be/a6PeQ9ze5ks Under a sky crossed by drones, a man walks forward—calm, solemn: a Palestinian music teacher named Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha. Where others hear only fear, he perceives the possibility of a song. By transforming the rumor of war into music, he offers the world a lesson in humanity. This text is dedicated to him.
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Beauty Amid the Ruins
There are moments when beauty arises where it is least expected—at the very heart of chaos. In Gaza, under the continuous hum of drones, one man has chosen not to remain silent. Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha, a Palestinian music teacher, walks among the ruins like an ancient master.
His instrument is neither piano nor violin, but the metallic murmur hovering above. This sound, he does not flee from; he listens to it, tames it, and makes it the foundation of a song. What might have been a gesture of mere survival becomes an act of creation.
The Drone as Organ
The drone’s buzz—an echo of death—transforms under his touch into a musical bourdon, that continuous tone which, for centuries, has supported human prayer. Around him, children’s voices rise—fragile, pure—tracing a polyphony of hope upon the fabric of danger.
Where one might expect fear, music is born; where the sky trembles with menace, an anthem to life ascends. In turning the sound of war into song, the teacher performs both an aesthetic and moral inversion. He reminds us that art is not a refuge from the world, but a way of standing firm within it.
Art as an Act of Resistance
His gesture tells us that creation does not ignore war: it walks through it, transforms it, and in doing so reveals the brightest proof of human dignity. The lyrics he teaches speak of martyrs, of cardamom-scented blood, of watching through the night among the stars.
This is not a cry for vengeance, but a prayer of fidelity—fidelity to the dead, to the land, to hope. To sing these words is to keep collective memory alive; to refuse that the noise of weapons should be the only voice in the world.
A Lesson in Humanity
In his classroom—turned workshop of light—Ahmed Abu Amsha teaches more than music: he teaches the persistence of what is human. His students learn that a people do not die so long as they continue to sing; that beauty can be a shelter, even a form of resistance.
There is in his manner the gravity of a priest and the tenderness of a father. In blending the children’s voices with the hum of drones, he seeks not effect, but truth—the truth that music belongs not only to peaceful times, but to hearts that refuse defeat.
Music, the Last Bastion of Dignity
Thus, in the night of Gaza, a man reminds the world that music remains the oldest of refuges and the simplest of miracles. In that fragile balance between noise and song, between metal and flesh, Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha builds an invisible temple—the temple of human dignity.
For a people who answer the drone of death with the melody of life, is that not the clearest lesson of peace?
Inspired by the video of Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha and his students, Gaza, 2024
https://youtu.be/a6PeQ9ze5ks Kader Tahri
Chroniqueur engagé, observateur inquiet
« Il faut dire les choses comme elles sont, mais refuser qu’elles soient comme ça. »
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