1) Young women attend an exercise class organised by the Women's Charitable Society, a Hamas-funded organisation based in Gaza [Tanya Habjouqa]
2) In the Gaza City home of Dr Jamal Shareef, a literature professor at Al Azhar University, his 16-year-old niece (R) shows pictures of her fianc [Tanya Habjouqa]
3) A young girl from the Rafah refugee camp takes a study break on the beach [Tanya Habjouqa]
4) Moemen Faiz, a photographer, sits with his new wife, Deema Ayideh, at the couples home in Gaza. Faiz was injured during Israel's assault on Gaza in the winter of 2008-09, and was later flown to Saudi Arabia where he received treatment. The two fell in love when Ayideh, a journalist, interviewed Faiz at the hospital, and they married soon after [Tanya Habjouqa]
5) High school students enjoy a field trip on the Mediterranean Sea off the Gazan coast [Tanya Habjouqa]
6) A woman enjoys a run along the seafront, a practice she steadfastly insists on enjoying, despite the stares of surprised fishermen and male beachgoers [Tanya Habjouqa]
7) Huda Nae'm, a Hamas lawmaker in Gaza, plays at home with her children [Tanya Habjouqa]
8) Journalist and outspoken Hamas critic, Asmaa Al Ghoul, plays with her son [Tanya Habjouqa]
9) A farmer sits in her fields, north of Gaza City [Tanya Habjouqa]
10) While these medical students at Al Azhar University of Gaza dream of furthering their studies abroad, they want to practice medicine in Gaza once qualified [Tanya Habjouqa]
11) A woman prays while on break from a sewing class organised, part of the Women's Charitable Society's 'economic empowerment for women' initiatives [Tanya Habjouqa]
12) A newly married couple relax at the beach on a cool autumn's day in Gaza [Tanya Habjouqa]
13) High school students play on Facebook after completing homework - online social networking is becoming increasingly popular for youth in Gaza to connect with others outside the territory [Tanya Habjouqa]
14) A family in Gaza City enjoys a picnic on the beach, one of the few options left to most families in Gaza unable to escape the suffocating siege [Tanya Habjouqa] 
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