Missing Colours (Arabic)

Take a walk down the street in a town, any town. But this time, really look at the little faces that are cleaning the cars, selling food, and cleaning shoes on the pavements. Listen to their dreams as they look up to the sky and search for the sun.

Is what these children are dreaming of impossible to find? Is it impossible for us to help them get it? You will find that their dreams are simple, and their happiness lies in a blue sky and a sweet breeze.

Gulnar Hajo is a Syrian author and illus...