From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Thembi Mutch was published by The Guardian on May 22, 2016.
Palestinians were baffled when Tanya Habjouqa first explained her photographic project to them. ‘They felt a political obligation to talk about their suffering,’ she says. ‘They were startled when I asked about pleasure. They would slowly ask, ‘Pleasure? We don’t usually discuss pleasure.’ While my pictures may seem light and easy, I had to foster their trust to convince them I was not working to show that things were actually ‘hunky-dory’ under occupation.’
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