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Parkour is an emerging "sport", born in France, that includes the traversal of urban landscapes with fluidity and ease, seemingly defying gravity.

Like martial arts, there's a philosophical component that focuses on feeling alive and competing with oneself, rather than others. This video from the New York Times documents a troupe of Palestinian youths living in Gaza who realise a feeling of freedom by practising this dynamic artform, in the midst of the siege.

Thanks to: Gaza Stories and the RJW Collective Blog