Folks think they know what a prison looks like. Rectangular cells, 8 by 10 feet, in uniform rows. Bars organized into right angles. A horizon turned into a steel grid: horizontal, vertical, horizontal, vertical. Folks think they know what a prison looks like. Thick concrete walls. Surrounded by higher walls studded with towers barbed with wire. Prison is a recursive...
Gaza’s farmers and clothing workers sectors struggle under Israeli blockade Above: A farmer, hired by Abu Mohammad Alzaeem, from the southern Gaza Strip, taking care of grapes beneath a plastic net that is designed to protect the crop this summer. Photos by the author.Gaza’s economy and ecology under siege. by RAMI ALMEGHARI June 23, 2023 ABOLITION WEEK...
An artist’s tribute to painter Duniyana Al-Amoor, killed in her room in Gaza at age 22. by MALAK MATTAR June 22, 2023 ABOLITION WEEK “For my part, I’m not doing anything astonishing, I’m merely trying, amidst this isolation, to make life bearable.” —Duniyana Al-Amoor, Palestinian artist To be a painter in Gaza is to expect death at any...
Above: Palestinians carry the bodies of the two young men Khaled Shurrab and Mustafa al-Samarin during their funeral in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The two Palestinians, Shurrab and al-Samary, were killed during the sinking of a boat during their migration to Europe in pursuit of a better life. Thousands of middle-class residents have been displaced in...