Description:
Part of the series Hush Ñ a project that maps the various stories of a group of Palestinian women, each of whom Ñ for one reason or another Ñ became a victim of gender-based violence and was consequently placed in a shelter or a so-called safe house...ÒAt the age of sixteen, I was forced into my first marriage. I did not fully understand what sexual intercourse was. My husband demanded divorce when I complained about his sexual abuse to me. I was pregnant then. My son was taken away from me and given for adoption on the same day I gave birth. They never allowed me to even breastfeed him. I collapsed. I can never forget.Ó - Ahlam.
Credits:
Samar - (Palestine) Hazboun/Majority World
Description:
Part of the series Hush Ñ a project that maps the various stories of a group of Palestinian women, each of whom Ñ for one reason or another Ñ became a victim of gender-based violence and was consequently placed in a shelter or a so-called safe house...ÒAt the age of sixteen, I was forced into my first marriage. I did not fully understand what sexual intercourse was. My husband demanded divorce when I complained about his sexual abuse to me. I was pregnant then. My son was taken away from me and given for adoption on the same day I gave birth. They never allowed me to even breastfeed him. I collapsed. I can never forget.Ó - Ahlam.
Date Created:
2011-07-27 00:00:00
Author:
Samar Hazboun
Country:
Palestinian Territory, occupied
Source:
Samar Hazboun
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC022858.JPG
File Date/Time:
1471648248
File Size:
9713623
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
Part of the series Hush Ñ a project that maps the various stories of a group of Palestinian women, each of whom Ñ for one reason or another Ñ became a victim of gender-based violence and was consequently placed in a shelter or a so-called safe house...ÒAt