'Eyes of Gaza' author Plestia Alaqad: 'As a Palestinian, it's a full-time task to try to show the world that you're human'

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
were a regular interview, Id most likely begin by easing you in with some colour and context
Id introduce you to Plestia Alaqad, the 23-year-old Palestinian reporter and poet, by painting a photo of what she was doing when we spoke
Id say something along the lines of: Alaqad is sitting in the living room of her cousins home in Dubai drinking tea.