"Hiba Al-Sharfa poses for a photograph. According to one of Al-Sharfa's colleagues, this is a first for the Gaza school which is making strides in challenging stereotypes. ""Hiba has become the first Down syndrome teacher, at the 'Right to Live' Society, because she proved herself and challenged her disability, and this is how she became the first teacher with Down syndrome in all of the Strip,"" said special education teacher Nawal Ben Saeed.  REUTERS/Suhaib Salem"
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