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Riḍa Abu al-Qiʿān

Riḍa Abu  is the mother of eleven children and works at home. As a mother, her dream is to have a permanent home in which they can live happily. “Taking photographs allows me to show the society that they cannot see. No one can see the hardships and the injustices done to us.”

Archive Exhibitions Featuring Riḍa Abu al-Qiʿān

Forced from Home

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
 archive : 2019

At risk daily of having their homes demolished, left with no water, electricity, or any other basic services, four courageous Arab-Bedouin women have documented their lives, as the State of Israel forced them and their families–who are Israeli citizens, to say goodbye to everything they call home.

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