Danish artist Salim Assi works on a live art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Turkey. After initially writing “Palestine in the eyes of Lammeh” [in Arabic], an online initiative which supports the Palestinian cause, he drew Istanbul in a shape that spelt “Palestine” in Arabic.
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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Salim Assi works on his art installation at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]
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