The occupation of the West Bank in 1967 had a dramatic effect on the life of the Bedouins. The grazing areas shrunk considerably and were closed off to them, one by one with the paving of roads and the establishment of military bases and settlements, limiting their movements considerably. 

This month, Occupied Minds looks at the mental health support offered to the Bedouin children of the Negev desert through the story of Mustafa. The boy is only 11 and he has already been detained for interrogation. He lives in a makeshift shed with 21 other people from his extended family. 

Read Mustafa's story here

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