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More than ever, the burden photographers carry when telling stories from their homelands has become clear this year. They live inside these stories, capture themes & spot tales foreign eyes may miss.
7 told their own tales of home. These are their stories https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/middle-east/arab-world-coronavirus-photo-project/
7 told their own tales of home. These are their stories https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/middle-east/arab-world-coronavirus-photo-project/
Final exams, by @HaribNada in Libya
The pandemic has thrown education into disarray globally, but few students are facing conditions as difficult as those who are studying in Libya, where schooling had been disrupted long before the arrival of the virus.
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The pandemic has thrown education into disarray globally, but few students are facing conditions as difficult as those who are studying in Libya, where schooling had been disrupted long before the arrival of the virus.
text by @siobhan_ogrady
A solitary death, by @TasneemalSultan in Saudi Arabia
One day, after 6 months of near-absolute isolation, Fatima took a long breath, and faded.
Her children believe coronavirus killed her—not the virus itself, but the forced isolation that sapped her of laughter.
text by me
One day, after 6 months of near-absolute isolation, Fatima took a long breath, and faded.
Her children believe coronavirus killed her—not the virus itself, but the forced isolation that sapped her of laughter.
text by me
The Kingdom’s empty streets, by @MhammedKilito in Morocco
Each year, Morocco’s ancient cities, bustling souks, beachside resorts & sprawling desert draw millions. But during the pandemic, intl flights were suspended. The lively streets turned eerily quiet.
text by Siobhan
Each year, Morocco’s ancient cities, bustling souks, beachside resorts & sprawling desert draw millions. But during the pandemic, intl flights were suspended. The lively streets turned eerily quiet.
text by Siobhan
Errant doves, by @Samar_Hazboun in the West Bank
When Taim lived alone, he would don his red leather pants & pull on his high-heeled boots whenever he wanted. But, as with many gay Palestinians, the upheaval caused by coronavirus has reverberated in his life.
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When Taim lived alone, he would don his red leather pants & pull on his high-heeled boots whenever he wanted. But, as with many gay Palestinians, the upheaval caused by coronavirus has reverberated in his life.
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A precarious existence, by @mohamedsomji in UAE
Foreign workers have become the backbone of lockdown life.
But deliverymen's commissions were slashed. Restaurants won't shelter them from heat. Some found shade — only to be doused w/water by ppl who wanted them gone.
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Foreign workers have become the backbone of lockdown life.
But deliverymen's commissions were slashed. Restaurants won't shelter them from heat. Some found shade — only to be doused w/water by ppl who wanted them gone.
text by me
Staying afloat, by Nadia Bseiso in Jordan
In Oct, after Jordan case numbers surged, the gov imposed another lockdown, and tourism took another hit.
Those with financial means, however, found a loophole that boosted the battered industry: spending lockdown in hotels.
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In Oct, after Jordan case numbers surged, the gov imposed another lockdown, and tourism took another hit.
Those with financial means, however, found a loophole that boosted the battered industry: spending lockdown in hotels.
text by me
A little louder, by Abdo Shanan in Algeria
Algerian protesters worried that the new president had ties to elites against whom they were railing.
Then the virus hit. Demonstrations were banned, robbing many of the solidarity to which they had become accustomed.
text by Siobhan
Algerian protesters worried that the new president had ties to elites against whom they were railing.
Then the virus hit. Demonstrations were banned, robbing many of the solidarity to which they had become accustomed.
text by Siobhan
