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In a video, Al-Ashram listens attentively and strums his oud, trying to match a “note” from the planes, while children sing the note back at him, nearly drowning out the ominous background soundtrack they are imitating.

The Nike Sport X Style Studio, creative directed by Image’s fashion director at large Keyla Marquez, served as a soft landing spot during the week, billowing with printed organza and metallic curtains, and the enveloping aroma of a Diptyque Oud candle filling every corner of the room.

He used to play the oud - his favourite instrument - but this requires two hands.

Altogether, the Gaza branch of the Conservatory used to have more than 400 instruments - both Western classical ones and traditional Arabic instruments such as the oud, qanun and nay, a type of flute.

To do so, we homed in on residential treatment centers across the state of North Carolina, where many North Carolinians living with OUD expect to receive guidance, support and – naturally – lifesaving medical treatment.