Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story

翻译人员: Peipei Xiang 校对人员: Yumeng Guo

When I turned 19, I started my career

19岁的时候，

我开始了我作为首位女性摄影记者的生涯，

as the first female photojournalist

in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

在巴勒斯坦的加沙地带。

My work as a woman photographer

我作为一个女性摄影师的工作

was considered a serious insult

对当地传统是个极大的侮辱，

to local traditions,

and created a lasting stigma

并给我和我的家庭带来了长久的坏名声。

for me and my family.

The male-dominated field made my presence

这个由男性主导的领域

用尽了一切办法驱赶我。

unwelcome by all possible means.

They made clear that a woman

他们很明确表示

must not do a man's job.

一个女人不应该做男人的工作。

Photo agencies in Gaza refused to train me

加沙的摄影机构拒绝给我培训，

because of my gender.

只因为我的性别。

The "No" sign was pretty clear.

“不可以”的信息非常明显。

Three of my colleagues

我的三个同事

went as far as to drive me to an open air strike area

甚至把我逼到了一个露天空袭区，

where the explosion sounds

在那里我唯一能听到的就是爆炸声。

were the only thing I could hear.

Dust was flying in the air,

尘土在空中飞扬，

and the ground was shaking like a swing beneath me.

地面如同秋千一样在剧烈震颤。

I only realized we weren't there to document the event

直到他们三个回到装甲吉普车扬长而去， 我才意识到我们不是要来这里记录事件，

when the three of them got back into the armored Jeep

and drove away, waving and laughing,

他们一边挥手一边大笑，

leaving me behind in the open air strike zone.

剩下我一个人在那个露天的空袭区。

For a moment, I felt terrified,

有一会儿，我感到害怕极了，

humiliated, and sorry for myself.

我感觉被羞辱了，我也为自己感到难过。

My colleagues' action was not

我同事的行为不是

the only death threat I have received,

我收到的唯一死亡威胁，

but it was the most dangerous one.

但是这是最危险的一个。

The perception of women's life in Gaza

在加沙，女人的生活被认为是被动的。

is passive.

Until a recent time, a lot of women were not allowed

直到最近，大量女人被禁止工作

to work or pursue education.

或接受教育。

At times of such doubled war including

两场战争在进行，

社会对女性施加限制，

both social restrictions on women

and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,

以色列和巴勒斯坦之间冲突不断，

women's dark and bright stories were fading away.

在这样的年代里，女人的种种故事在逐渐消失。

To men, women's stories were seen

在男人看来，女人的故事是微不足道的。

as inconsequential.

I started paying closer attention

我开始更加关注

to women's lives in Gaza.

加沙的女人的生活。

Because of my gender, I had access

因为我的性别，

我能够进入到我的同事们无法进入的世界。

to worlds where my colleagues were forbidden.

Beyond the obvious pain and struggle,

除了明显的痛苦和挣扎，

there was a healthy dose

也有一丝丝的笑声和成就。

of laughter and accomplishments.

In front of a police compound in Gaza City

在加沙的第一场战争期间， 在加沙城的警局前面，

during the first war in Gaza,

an Israeli air raid managed to destroy the compound

一场以色列空袭摧毁了警局

and break my nose.

也弄伤了我的鼻子。

For a moment, all I saw was white, bright white,

有一会儿，我只看到白茫茫一片，

like these lights.

就像这些灯光。

I thought to myself I either got blind

我当时想，我要么是瞎了，

or I was in heaven.

要么是去了天堂。

By the time I managed to open my eyes,

最后努力睁开眼睛的时候，

I had documented this moment.

我已经记录下了这一刻。

Mohammed Khader, a Palestinian worker

Mohammed Khader，一个巴勒斯坦工作者，

who spent two decades in Israel,

他在以色列度过了20年，

as his retirement plan,

作为他的退休计划，

he decided to build a four-floor house,

他决定建一个四层楼的房子，

only by the first field operation at his neighborhood,

所在社区的首场军事行动

the house was flattened to the ground.

就把他的房子夷为平地。

Nothing was left but the pigeons he raised

什么都没有剩下，只有他养的鸽子，

and a jacuzzi, a bathtub

和一个按摩浴缸，

他从特拉维夫买来的浴缸。

that he got from Tel Aviv.

Mohammed got the bathtub

Mohammed 把浴缸搬到了废墟之上，

on the top of the rubble

and started giving his kids

开始每天早上给他的孩子洗泡泡浴。

an every morning bubble bath.

My work is not meant to hide the scars of war,

我的工作不是想要隐藏战争的伤疤，

but to show the full frame

而是讲述那些不为人知的加沙人的故事。

of unseen stories of Gazans.

As a Palestinian female photographer,

作为一个巴勒斯坦的女性摄影师，

the journey of struggle, survival and everyday life

普通人的挣扎、生存及其日常生活

has inspired me to overcome the community taboo

激励我克服社会禁忌

and see a different side of war and its aftermath.

去探寻战争和其余波的另一面。

I became a witness with a choice:

我成为了一个有选择的见证人：

to run away or stand still.

逃跑或站在原地。

Thank you.

谢谢！

（掌声）

(Applause)