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The experience of war
Rachel Tabet
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My generation was born in a post war period. Growing up in a country trying to rebuild itself in every possible way and on every level,...
During the previous war (1975-1990), our parents spent most of their youth hiding in...
As a generation who experienced war, we can help in the fight for peace from our personal experience with war and how ugly it is. We’ve had enough of war, all of us. And we are tired of people coming and making battles on our land and over our skies.
As people, we come to the world with a message of love and understanding since we live...
My photos are nothing but a call out to stop all this violence because, come to think of it, kids and innocent people are the real victims in all this. They’re the ones being killed, displaced, terrified… Through my work, I urge people to speak out every injustice they see. The change I really wish for is to see the world finally living in peace without having to use weapons and violence as a way to resolve conflicts.
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