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Rimāl Abu al-Qiʿān

Rimāl Abu is the mother of five children and works at home. She was born and raised in Umm al-Hiran. She feels fear for the future because it is uncertain. She has no idea what will happen once they are evacuated from their village. Everyday her fear grows. “I love taking pictures, because photos will remain as memories.”

Archive Exhibitions Featuring Rimāl 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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