A woman from Aita al-Shaab sitting on the rubble of her destroyed house, smiling. (Courtesy of Fatima Joumaa)
BEIRUT — In the heart of Beirut, Hassan Fneish and Fatima Joumaa are on a mission. The young couple from southern Lebanon are bringing the story of their community to the country's capital, preserving the experiences of those caught between Israel and Hezbollah's ongoing war of attrition along the southern border.Hassan, a 32-year-old architect and photographer, and Fatima, a 25-year-old filmmaker, have turned their cameras into what they call “powerful tools of resistance.”"Today, there is a new generation in Lebanon that is seeing the real face of Israel for the first time," Hassan told L’Orient Today. “They weren’t born during 2006, the last [full-scale] war between Hezbollah and Israel. We are documenting what’s happening so we can also show it to future generations.”Visual proof of ‘Israel’s crimes’After nearly eight months of...
BEIRUT — In the heart of Beirut, Hassan Fneish and Fatima Joumaa are on a mission. The young couple from southern Lebanon are bringing the story of their community to the country's capital, preserving the experiences of those caught between Israel and Hezbollah's ongoing war of attrition along the southern border.Hassan, a 32-year-old architect and photographer, and Fatima, a 25-year-old filmmaker, have turned their cameras into what they call “powerful tools of resistance.”"Today, there is a new generation in Lebanon that is seeing the real face of Israel for the first time," Hassan told L’Orient Today. “They weren’t born during 2006, the last [full-scale] war between Hezbollah and Israel. We are documenting what’s happening so we can also show it to future generations.”Visual proof of ‘Israel’s crimes’After nearly...