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In the battle cries of screaming bombs, mortar attacks and reports of death and destruction more often than not we all hear someone say “serves them right”.

When watching a conflict, what are the images of the enemy that enable us to discount them as less than human? If we sat down for tea with these people, how would they differ from how they are presented to us on TV?

Zena El Khalil’s work shows the difference between how Nasrallah is viewed abroad and how he is viewed in Lebanon. Marla Kolman’s portrait of an Israeli woman in the West Bank shows us a more nuanced view of the life of a settler than is normally available in the media. The women in this subtheme take us beyond one-dimensional stereotypes of the other side, showing us the complexity of life on the ground in conflict zones.
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Kasmir one of the conflict zones of the world, is one of the most volatile regions of the world.last week only Muneer Ahmad Bhat was killed at Baramullah due to the Grenade Blast. Authorities claimed that he was a millitant which is not at...
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