Maria The Woman That Gave Birth While The Turks Dropped Bombs Around Her

Born in Morphou, an area of Cyprus now occupied, Maria recalls the past with both nostalgia and pain. “I was born in Morphou, a very fertile place, full of fragrant orange groves, especially when the trees were in bloom. You would think you were entering paradise, such was the beautiful smell. It was an earthly paradise,” Christodoulou says. Her family – her father, mother, brother, sister, and herself led a happy life in Morphou – there was peace....

December 12, 2024 · 12 min · 2397 words · Victor Olson