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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter

Eighteen‑year‑old Merah, forced from Beit Hanun to Rimal by Israeli attacks, sketches the suffering of her people in a school‑turned‑shelter despite scarce supplies, hanging her works on tent walls as attempts to mount exhibitions have so far failed.

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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter

With art supplies almost nonexistent in Gaza, the young woman nevertheless hangs her works on the walls of the tent where she is staying.

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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter

She says she has tried many times to hold an exhibition in Gaza or abroad, but so far has not succeeded.

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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter
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Displaced Palestinian artist Merah Halid el‑Zaanin paints Gaza’s pain from a shelter