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A raised human hand with three fingers injured and missing, and scars on the palm, against a black background.

Unfinished Mission

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A smiling woman wearing a black veil sits against a black background. Her hands and face are visibly scarred.

The Wound as Witness

Introduction by

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A man sits on a seat in front of a black background. He is bearded, wearing black, and looks down, laughing shyly.

Unbroken Vision

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A photo of a smiling man in front of a black background. He is bearded, wearing black, and wearing sunglasses. There are scars on his face.

A Brotherhood of Sacrifice

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

Boy wearing glasses, a navy blue polo shirt, and beige pants sitting against a black background. His hands are crossed in his lap. His face is scarred; his right hand is injured and missing fingers.

A Wounded Childhood

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A medium studio portrait of a woman, Rawan al-Moussawi, seated against a solid black background. She is wearing a white hijab patterned with vibrant blue, purple, and orange flowers, along with a dark green long-sleeved dress. She is smiling warmly with her eyes closed. Visible scarring and healing shrapnel injuries are present across her face, particularly on her forehead, nose, and cheeks.

Motherhood in Her Hands

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A young man wearing a black shirt strains as he hoists a large metal pole carrying heavy black and maroon religious banners trimmed with gold Arabic calligraphy during Ashoura commemorations.

“Ashoura Is No Longer a Story We Relive Each Year”

By

Fatima Joumaa

A street-level view in a residential neighborhood where a massive, towering plume of thick grey smoke rises high into the sky from directly behind the buildings on the right side of the road. A string of bare light bulbs hangs across the street under a dim sky.

“Fattouma’s” Last Message: Two Minutes Before Our World Shattered

By

Fatima Mchaimech

An expressive acrylic painting on paper with heavy red, pink, and dark brown brushstrokes depicting a chaotic, fire-damaged landscape with burnt structures.

Turning Sites of Displacement Into Exhibition Spaces

By

Ahmad Mofeed

Before-after satellite imagery of a border village named Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, showing the village before Israeli occupation forces destroyed it, and after.

When a Satellite Image Becomes a Form of Return

By

Zaynab Mayladan

Distant hills with puffs of dark smoke rising into a clear sky.

The Power of the (Poor) Image

By

Hasan Fneich

A narrow, muddy path between weathered concrete walls is flanked by a rusty gate and graffiti.

The Infrastructure of The Resistance

By

Hassan Shehadi