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Mothers Of Imprisoned Palestine

  • February 21, 2014
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Every Monday morning at nine, mothers of Palestinian prisoners meet in front of the International Red Cross building in Gaza, calling for the release of their children who’ve been held captive in Israeli prisons for over 20 years.

The last time I went there, I began talking with them, asking for their names and stories. I discovered that some of these women’s children have already been freed, but they still cross the entire strip every time to be there in solidarity with the other mothers.

For example, Khadijeh (in the first picture) is the mother of Mahmoud, who was released after spending 10 years in prison. In her hand is a photograph of her friend Amal, the woman sitting next to her. Amal’s son, Hussain, has been sentenced life in prison, and he has been there for the last 12 years.

Their crimes: having tried to defend their homes and their land, and never losing their dignity.

 

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Sami Haven was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1987. His mother is originally from Yabroud, Syria, and his father is English born in the Caribbean. He grew up in his grandmother's house in Jabal al-wehbdeh, in the heart of Amman. In 2003 Sami moved to Al-Saru, on the outskirts of Amman, where he studied graphic design at Al Ahliyya University, graduating with the highest grades of his class. In 2005 he moved to Rome, Italy, where he did his masters in Photography. Sami worked with the world's most famous photographers like Steven Klein and Oliviero Toscani, along with many others. His works have been included in the Biennale of Venice directed by Kazuyo Sejima, Paris-Photo, and also in Tokio. After working in various editions of X-FACTOR Italia - making video clips for the contestants - in theatre with Fendi, and in the high fashion industry, Sami felt there was something missing, and so he decided to go to Gaza, Palestine, because it is an example of resistance and humanity, and to try and contrast the image constructed by the Western media that serves only the powerful. Today Sami is co-funder and part of an on growing conceptual group called Jasmine. A group united through passion against fear, a smell that's to spread out from the Mediterranean like a virus, to contaminate the world with Love, and heal from indifference. All can be part, and all shall be armed: Culture, Art, Music and Sport shall be our weapons of mass construction.

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