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Palestinian group banned by Israel performs protest show
By Mohammed Asad
Palestinian band Dawaween, who were denied access to perform at a festival in Jerusalem, deliver a performance as part of a protest against the denial in Beit Hanun, near the Erez crossing point with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip on August 6, 2016.
Palestinian band Dawaween, who were denied access to perform at a festival in Jerusalem, deliver a performance as part of a protest against the denial in Beit Hanun, near the Erez crossing point with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip on August 6, 2016. Photo by Mohammed Asad
Palestinian band Dawaween, who were denied access to perform at a festival in Jerusalem, deliver a performance as part of a protest against the denial in Beit Hanun, near the Erez crossing point with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip on August 6, 2016. Photo by Mohammed Asad
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Mohammed Asad
photographer Mohammed Asad's photo of Dalia Khalifa won an award in March 2015 at a competition organised by the UN.
'Unbreakable' - is the photo of 9yr old Dalia Khalifa, taken at Al-Shifa Hospital on Aug 9th, 2014. Dalia was badly injured in an Israeli air strike during Operation 'Protective Edge'.
'Unbreakable' is the Grand Jury Winner in the photography competition, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (UN OCHA).
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Mohammed Asad's home in Shujaiyya was destroyed by Israeli missiles, mortars and tank fire on Friday August 1, 2014 while he was documenting the Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza Strip. He is now living in temporary housing as he scrambles to find Internet access to share his photographs when possible.]
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