Mohammed Asad
Mohammed Asad is an award winning photojournalist in Gaza
Items by Mohammed Asad
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- April 5, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Protests as PA cuts salaries in Gaza
Workers saw their incomes cut by at least 30% in March...
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- April 3, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Jerusalem comes to Gaza
The media production city in southern Gaza has taken on the characteristics and features of Jerusalem and its streets spread across 3,000 square metres. The city was established by Al-Aqsa satellite television and it was made to produce the series “Gate of Heaven”, a drama portraying the lives of Jerusalemites...
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- March 18, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Speaking Gaza's language
These 21 students are the first graduates of the Arabic as a Foreign Language course at the Islamic University of Gaza, 11 of whom took part in the programme through distance learning...
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- March 14, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Palestinian journalists protest against PA crackdown
The protests were called by several organisations after PA security forces used force to disperse a protest on Sunday. ...
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- March 10, 2017 Mohammed Asad
The sands of time: Highlighting Palestine’s history
It took two days to complete a sand sculpture which marked every major development in Palestinian history. ...
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- March 8, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Gaza marks International Women’s Day
Marking Women’s Day, Gaza heard the stories of women who had broken the gender stereotypes as part of the “Listen to Your Voice” campaign. Organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor the event saw Salwa Srour explain how she became the first female bus driver in 2005. “I challenged the community...
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- March 3, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Palestinian denied access to medical treatment by Israel
Saifuldeen Badr, 22, was shocked when the Israeli occupation denied him entry to have an operation. He was informed that he is a high security risk. The Israeli excuses are used to arbitrarily manipulate the situation of sick individuals who need treatment outside of Gaza, especially those who are suffering...
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- February 20, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Music band Typo rocks Gaza
"Power cuts are also a big hindrance to us and we have to use generators"...
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- February 17, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Palestinians evacuate homes as heavy rains flood Gaza
The Ministry of Education in Gaza has closed all schools due to the persistent bad weather, while some universities suspended classes....
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- February 14, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Israel tells Gaza heart patient: Spy for us or die
Ahmed was explicitly told by Israeli security forces - in order to have his operation, he would have to spy for Israel...
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- February 9, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Israel denies links to airstrike on Gaza tunnel that killed 2
The Al-Mezan group called on the international community to “act promptly against Israel’s military escalation, to fulfil their obligations to protect civilians..."...
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- February 2, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Gaza set to build using recycled plastic
Traditionally adobe bricks and mortar are used for roofing; these are made of sand, soil and cement....
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- January 17, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Gaza’s traditional handicrafts fight back
These exhibitions provide platforms for Gazans to showcase their crafts. ...
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- January 7, 2017 Mohammed Asad
‘End the siege on Gaza in 2017’
Head of the Popular Committee for Resisting the Siege (PCRS), Jamal Al-Khadri, called on the world to work on making 2017 the year that ends the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip. He confirmed that a number of Arab and international parties agreed to work together to achieve this. During...
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- January 5, 2017 Mohammed Asad
Play time is over in Gaza
Repairs to playgrounds and toys have become too expensive as a result of the price hikes...
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- January 2, 2017 Mohammed Asad
A muted welcome to 2017 in Gaza
Finances have been limited by the siege and the lack of salaries, which has stifled their purchasing power...
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- December 14, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Meet Gaza's first teacher with Down's Syndrome
Diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome as a child, Heba Al-Shurafa now teaches computing and physical fitness to children with the syndrome...
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- December 7, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Palestinian strawberry farmers face huge losses due to Israeli siege of Gaza
The farmers pointed out that, export difficulties aside, strawberry growing is very expensive due to production costs....
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- December 7, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Gaza shows solidarity with Aleppo and Burma’s Rohingya Muslims
The student wing of Hamas, known as Islamic Bloc, organised a student gathering on Tuesday in Gaza City to stand in solidarity with the people of Aleppo and Burma’s Rohingya Muslims, reports a MEMO correspondent. The students taking part in the solidarity vigil performed songs and re-enacted the situation...
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- November 30, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Gaza disabled mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The marathon aimed to draw attention to the difficult living conditions of disabled people in the besieged Strip....
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- November 19, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Hamas: Jerusalem Intifada will end the occupation
Gazans took to the street to protest the Israeli ban on the Islamic call to prayer in Jerusalem...
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- November 9, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Music under siege in Gaza
Music students are also unable to leave the Strip to partake in recitals in the West Bank or abroad....
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- November 3, 2016 Mohammed Asad
‘Israel should be held accountable for its crimes against journalists’
Demonstrators in Gaza yesterday called for Israel to be punished for its crimes against journalists. In a protest organised by the Committee for Supporting Palestinian Journalists outside the UN’s office in Gaza, speakers accused the Israeli occupation of carrying out violations against them, their offices and their work. They stressed...
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- October 26, 2016 Mohammed Asad
Picturing the misery of Israel’s 2014 attack on Gaza
The 51-day onslaught led to the death of more than 2,140 people, the majority children, and left hundreds of thousands homeless, living in UNRWA schools or in tents....