March
13, 2024
Intimaa
Salama, a 27-year-old dentist from Gaza, attended last week’s State of the
Union address at the invitation of U.S. Rep. Cori Bush. Though she said she
felt honored to join Bush in demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and
full restoration of funding for humanitarian assistance through the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), she said she’s now clear she’ll never
go to another State of the Union.
Intimaa Salama, a 27-year-old dentist from Gaza, stands in the
lobby of the Center for Global Citizenship at St. Louis University, where she
is currently a master’s student, the day after returning from the State of the
Union in Washington, D.C.
