Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
When I turned 19, I started my career
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื”-19 ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™
00:15
as the first female photojournalist
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ื›ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ืช-ืฆืœืžืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
00:17
in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
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ื‘ืจืฆื•ืขืช ืขื–ื” ืฉื‘ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืŸ.
00:21
My work as a woman photographer
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ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ื›ืืฉื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื
00:23
was considered a serious insult
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ื ื—ืฉื‘ื” ื›ืขืœื‘ื•ืŸ ื—ืžื•ืจ ืœืžืกื•ืจืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช,
00:25
to local traditions,
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00:27
and created a lasting stigma
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ื•ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื” ืื•ืช-ืงืœื•ืŸ ื ืฆื—ื™ ืขืœื™ ื•ืขืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™.
00:29
for me and my family.
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00:32
The male-dominated field made my presence
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ื”ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ ื”ื–ื”, ืฉื ืฉืœื˜ ืข"ื™ ื–ื›ืจื™ื,
ื“ื—ื” ืืช ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ืืคืฉืจื™ืช.
00:35
unwelcome by all possible means.
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00:38
They made clear that a woman
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ื”ื ื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจื• ืœื™ ืฉืืกื•ืจ ืœืืฉื”
00:39
must not do a man's job.
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ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
00:42
Photo agencies in Gaza refused to train me
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ืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื‘ืขื–ื” ืกื™ืจื‘ื• ืœื”ื›ืฉื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™
00:44
because of my gender.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžื’ื“ืจ ืฉืœื™.
00:47
The "No" sign was pretty clear.
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ื”"ืœื" ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœืžื“ื™.
00:49
Three of my colleagues
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžืขืžื™ืชื™
00:51
went as far as to drive me to an open air strike area
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ื”ืจื—ื™ืงื• ืœื›ืช ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืกื™ืข ืื•ืชื™ ืœืื–ื•ืจ ืžื•ื›ื”-ื”ืคืฆืฆื•ืช
00:56
where the explosion sounds
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื”ืชืคื•ืฆืฆื•ื™ื•ืช
00:58
were the only thing I could hear.
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ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข.
01:00
Dust was flying in the air,
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ื”ืื‘ืง ืžื™ืœื ืืช ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ,
01:02
and the ground was shaking like a swing beneath me.
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ื•ื”ืงืจืงืข ืจืขื“ื” ืžืชื—ืชื™.
01:06
I only realized we weren't there to document the event
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืœื ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืขื“ ืืช ื”ืื™ืจื•ืข,
01:09
when the three of them got back into the armored Jeep
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ืจืง ื›ืฉืฉืœื•ืฉืชื ื ื›ื ืกื• ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื’'ื™ืค ื”ืžืฉื•ืจื™ื™ืŸ
01:12
and drove away, waving and laughing,
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ื•ื ืกืขื• ืžืฉื ื›ืฉื”ื ืžื ื•ืคืคื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื”ื ื•ืฆื•ื—ืงื™ื,
01:15
leaving me behind in the open air strike zone.
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ื‘ื”ื•ืชื™ืจื ืื•ืชื™ ืžืื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืคืชื•ื— ืžื•ื›ื”-ื”ื”ืคืฆืฆื•ืช.
01:20
For a moment, I felt terrified,
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ืœืจื’ืข ื—ืฉืชื™ ืžื‘ื•ื”ืœืช,
01:23
humiliated, and sorry for myself.
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ืžื•ืฉืคืœืช ื•ืžืœืืช ืจื—ืžื™ื ืขืฆืžื™ื™ื.
01:27
My colleagues' action was not
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ืžื” ืฉืขื•ืœืœื• ืขืžื™ืชื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื”
01:29
the only death threat I have received,
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ืื™ื•ื ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™,
01:32
but it was the most dangerous one.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ืžื›ื•ืœื.
01:36
The perception of women's life in Gaza
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ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื–ื” ื ืชืคืฉื™ื ื›ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื.
01:39
is passive.
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01:41
Until a recent time, a lot of women were not allowed
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ืขื“ ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืœื ื”ื•ืจืฉื•
01:44
to work or pursue education.
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ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื• ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื›ืœื”.
01:47
At times of such doubled war including
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ื›ืืœื”, ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื›ืคื•ืœื” -
01:50
both social restrictions on women
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ื’ื ื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื˜ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื,
01:52
and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
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ื•ื’ื ื”ืกื›ืกื•ืš ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™-ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™,
01:55
women's dark and bright stories were fading away.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื, ื”ืงื•ื“ืจื™ื ื•ื’ื ื”ื–ื•ื”ืจื™ื, ื ื•ืชืจื™ื ื‘ืฆืœ.
01:59
To men, women's stories were seen
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ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
ื ืจืื• ื—ืกืจื™-ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช.
02:02
as inconsequential.
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02:04
I started paying closer attention
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืชืฉื•ืžืช-ืœื‘ ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื–ื”.
02:07
to women's lives in Gaza.
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02:09
Because of my gender, I had access
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ื”ืžื’ื“ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืงื ื” ืœื™ ื’ื™ืฉื”
02:12
to worlds where my colleagues were forbidden.
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ืœืขื•ืœืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืืœื™ื”ื ื ืืกืจื” ืขืœ ืขืžื™ืชื™.
02:16
Beyond the obvious pain and struggle,
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืื‘ ื•ืœืžืื‘ืง ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื™ื,
02:19
there was a healthy dose
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ืจื™ืื”
02:20
of laughter and accomplishments.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ื•ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื.
02:23
In front of a police compound in Gaza City
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ืžื•ืœ ืžืชื—ื ืžืฉื˜ืจืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืขื–ื”,
02:27
during the first war in Gaza,
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ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืช ืขื–ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
02:30
an Israeli air raid managed to destroy the compound
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ื”ืคืฆืฆื” ืื•ื•ื™ืจื™ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืืช ื”ืžืชื—ื
02:33
and break my nose.
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ื•ื’ื ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ืืคื™.
02:35
For a moment, all I saw was white, bright white,
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ืœืจื’ืข, ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ืื•ืจ ืœื‘ืŸ ื‘ื•ื”ืง,
02:40
like these lights.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
02:42
I thought to myself I either got blind
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืฉื”ืชืขื•ื•ืจืชื™,
02:46
or I was in heaven.
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ืื• ืฉืขืœื™ืชื™ ืœืฉืžื™ื™ื.
02:49
By the time I managed to open my eyes,
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ื›ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืคืงื•ื— ืืช ืขื™ื ื™
02:52
I had documented this moment.
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ืชื™ืขื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื”.
02:56
Mohammed Khader, a Palestinian worker
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ืžื•ื—ืžื“ ื—ืื“ืจ, ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™,
02:58
who spent two decades in Israel,
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ืฉืขื‘ื“ ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ื” ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ,
03:02
as his retirement plan,
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ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜, ื›ืฉื™ืฆื ืœื’ืžืœืื•ืช,
03:03
he decided to build a four-floor house,
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ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืืจื‘ืข ืงื•ืžื•ืช,
03:07
only by the first field operation at his neighborhood,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืคืขื•ืœื” ื”ืงืจืงืขื™ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื•,
03:11
the house was flattened to the ground.
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ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื ื”ืจืก ืขื“ ื”ื™ืกื•ื“.
03:14
Nothing was left but the pigeons he raised
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ืœื ื ื•ืชืจ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืคืจื˜ ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื’ื™ื“ืœ
03:18
and a jacuzzi, a bathtub
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ื•ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื™ืช ื’'ืงื•ื–ื™
03:21
that he got from Tel Aviv.
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ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืชืœ-ืื‘ื™ื‘.
03:23
Mohammed got the bathtub
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ืžื•ื—ืžื“ ื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ืขืจื™ืžืช ื”ื”ืจื™ืกื•ืช
03:25
on the top of the rubble
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03:27
and started giving his kids
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ื•ื”ื—ืœ ืœืคื ืง ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื•
03:30
an every morning bubble bath.
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ื‘ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื™ืช ืงืฆืฃ ื‘ื›ืœ ื‘ื•ืงืจ.
03:34
My work is not meant to hide the scars of war,
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ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ืœื ื ื•ืขื“ื” ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืืช ืฆืœืงื•ืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”,
03:37
but to show the full frame
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ืืœื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ืžืœืื”
03:39
of unseen stories of Gazans.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœืžื•ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ืขื–ื”.
03:42
As a Palestinian female photographer,
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ื›ืืฉื” ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ืช ืฉืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ืฆื™ืœื•ื,
03:46
the journey of struggle, survival and everyday life
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ืžืกืข ื”ืžืื‘ืง, ื”ื”ื™ืฉืจื“ื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื
03:50
has inspired me to overcome the community taboo
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ืขื•ื“ื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื˜ืื‘ื• ืžืฆื“ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”
03:54
and see a different side of war and its aftermath.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืฆื“ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื•ืฉืœ ืชื•ืฆืื•ืชื™ื”.
03:59
I became a witness with a choice:
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืขื“ื”, ื•ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืจื”
04:03
to run away or stand still.
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ืœื‘ืจื•ื— ืื• ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื™.
04:07
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
04:09
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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