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Update | 1.10.2019

Update | 1.10.2019 Thanks for continuing to support the movement for human rights in the Holy Land and specifically the Good Shepherd

Update | 1.10.2019Admin2019-01-10T09:24:05+00:00

The John Deere

The John Deere Eid’s construction of the John Deere tractor embodies the falsehoods, complexities, and oppressive interdependencies between Israeli economic growth and

The John DeereAdmin2018-12-05T09:16:35+00:00

Eid’s “Dream House”

Eid’s “Dream House” It’s the dream of all parents to raise their children in an environment of stability and security, to create

Eid’s “Dream House”Admin2018-12-05T09:10:51+00:00

Excavator & Bulldozer

The Excavator and the Bulldozer Meticulously constructed with painstaking labor over several months, the Caterpillar excavator and bulldozer represent the powers to

Excavator & BulldozerAdmin2018-12-05T09:48:38+00:00

Demolishing Our Dreams

Demolishing Our Dreams UM AL-KHAIR | 11.15.2016 By Awdah Hathaleen For the Bedouin people, community is everything. Our families are big

Demolishing Our DreamsAwdah Hathaleen2019-08-12T07:16:07+00:00

Treated Like Animals

Treated Like Animals UM AL-KHAIR | 08.24.2016 By Awdah Hathaleen After a long night of being with my friends, watching the football

Treated Like AnimalsAwdah Hathaleen2018-12-13T11:40:50+00:00

A Disregard for Humanitarian Aid

A Disregard for Humanitarian Aid UM AL-KHAIR | 08.09.2016 By Awdah Hathaleen The international community, through a long history of pain and

A Disregard for Humanitarian AidAwdah Hathaleen2018-11-18T08:53:21+00:00

A Wedding Demolished

A Wedding Demolished UM AL-KHAIR | 06.04.2016 By Awdah Hathaleen Our long history of demolitions has taught us one thing: Violence is

A Wedding DemolishedAwdah Hathaleen2018-11-18T09:31:52+00:00

At Any Time

At Any Time UM AL-KHAIR | 11.05.2014 By Tariq Hathaleen Our lives in Um al-Khair are simple and normal in many respects.

At Any TimeTariq Hathaleen2018-11-18T15:39:12+00:00

Sustaining Resistance

Sustaining Resistance UM AL-KHAIR | 10.27.2014 By Tariq Hathaleen As Bedouins, we live a traditional lifestyle of relying on the land, of

Sustaining ResistanceTariq Hathaleen2018-12-13T20:38:23+00:00

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