Eighteen-year old Adan Alhjooj tells the story of Sa’wa, a Naqab (Negev Desert) Bedouin village in southern Israel. Last week, Adan, along with people of all ages from her Naqab Bedouin community, protested against a resurgent Jewish National Fund (JNF) forestation campaign on Sa’wa’s land. As told to producer/director Ghousson Bisharat and cinematographer/editor Thomas Dallal.
For more on the struggle in the Naqab see: What’s happening in the Naqab? Israel uproots Palestinians to plant trees
Shu al-Qusa/What’s the Story is a video series by Ghousoon Bisharat and Thomas Dallal that illuminates Palestinian life and politics through intimate first-person interviews with Palestinians. View the series here.
Ghousoon Bisharat
Ghousoon Bisharat is an experienced journalist and producer, as well as a strategic communications and international cooperation expert. She has more than 20 years of experience working with leading international broadcast news outlets and the European Union.
Thomas Dallal
Thomas Dallal is an award-winning photojournalist and cinematographer currently based in Haifa. His photographs have appeared in leading international newspapers and magazines thousands of times over three decades, including The New York Times and Der Spiegel among many others and his cinematography work has been broadcast by Aljazeera Documentary.
Ms. Alhjooj is well on her way to effectively dealing with the public. Measured words, calm presentation, and authentic manner. An example of “how to take” from our system of competing interests what is rightfully hers. May Bisharat and Dallal continue to nurture this talent.
Bedouin don’t have land, that’s what makes them Bedouin.