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HORROR at the images of suffering following the Israeli attacks on Gaza has prompted a group of students to make a thought provoking short film which could be shown on international television channel Al Jazeera.
The young people, who are all studying at Ahlia University, in Manama, were brought together by Reem Alammari when she saw charity appeals for the stricken Gaza Strip.
She said: "At first I thought, if each student gives BD1 or BD2 that will be something, but then I thought it would be better if we get together and show our feelings.
"The money we can give is not much but by doing this we want to show people in power, we are your children and we feel the same as the children and young people in Gaza, we understand what is happening and we support them.
"We hope that by doing this we will draw even more attention to the situation and instead of just us students we can draw the eyes of businesses and people with more money and influence and get them to help and to see that we are all the same."
Reem approached Art Jones who is in charge of media and film production at the university, which has a newly equipped recording studio, and asked for his help.
She also let her fellow students know about the project both through word of mouth among her friends and with a posting on Facebook.
Within days a group of more than 20 young people, from as far afield as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as well as Bahrainis and Palestinians, had come together to formulate an idea for the short film which features the stern-faced youngsters calling out Gaza, Gaza, Gaza interspersed with graphic images of the injured and dead.
At the end it carries the message 'The spirit of freedom cannot be destroyed' graphically illustrated in blood-dripping English letters and Arabic characters.
Mr Jones said: "When the students approached me I was more than happy to help. Initially I had planned to put the 30 second film onto disc for each of them to distribute through websites such as Youtube and Facebook, then last week I heard of the controversy with the BBC declining to carry a public service announcement raising funds for Gaza despite one of the participants being the Red Cross!
"I thought at that point that we should try for wider distribution in the hope that people will see this film and realise it's time to step up to the plate and help.
"Without directly asking for anything, either donations or help, the film is intended to be powerful enough to get people thinking so that they want to help and get involved."
A representative from Bahrain Television has visited the studio and seen the film and Mr Jones has also been contacted by Sudanese Television which is very interested in showing it. He also hopes to get Al Jazeera interested which would result in the students' efforts being shown worldwide.
