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Samar Abu Elouf
Samar Abu Elouf (; born ), sometimes romanized as Samar Abu Ouf, is a Palestinian Photojournalism, photojournalist whose work documents life in Palestine. She has worked for Reuters and ''The New York Times''. Career Abu Elouf is from Gaza Strip, Gaza. Abu Elouf was 26 when she began seeking a career, desiring more purpose beyond being a housewife. She was drawn to photography and began taking photos despite the reprimands of her then-husband and her family. In 2010, she enrolled in photography classes and taught herself with online tutorials. In 2012, she won a prize in UNRWA's "Change the Picture" contest for one of her photos of children celebrating a birthday. She began freelance work with Reuters, ''Middle East Eye'', and local magazine ''Al Ghaidaa''. While covering a border protest in Gaza in 2015, Elouf improvised a helmet from a cooking pot and made a vest with "press" written on it to make it clear that she was a photographer documenting the events. After the onset of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine. Inhabited by mostly Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Gaza is one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated territories in the world. An end of 2024 estimate puts the population of the Strip at 2.1 million, which was a 6% decline from the previous year due to the Gaza war. Gaza is bordered by Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north. Its capital and largest city is Gaza City. The territorial boundaries were established while Gaza Administration of the Gaza Strip by Egypt, was controlled by the Kingdom of Egypt at the conclusion of the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. During that period the All-Palestine Protectorate, also known as All-Palestine, was established with limited reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
