Gaza Habibti is a compelling traveling exhibition of photography and storytelling, centered on the Palestinian voices of Gaza, weaving visual narratives of life, pain, memory, and resistance before and after the massacre that began in 2023, states the collective Parents for Peace, responsible for presenting the exhibition in Portugal.
The show, on display in Lisbon until next Saturday, is curated by the association Yura Visuals and is the culminated effort developed over four years to document moments of hope and life, resilience and identity, as well as the cultural richness of the Palestinian people and their struggle for freedom and dignity, as emphasized by the curators on the project’s international website.
Featured photographers on the Yura Visuals website include Samar Abu Elouf, winner of the World Press Photo 2025 with an image of a mutilated child, Mohamed Salem, awarded last year for a photograph of a woman holding the body of a dead child, and Fatma Hassouna, who died in April in an Israeli attack.
Haneen Salem, Wafa Abu Hajjaj, Jamileh Tawfiq, Mahmoud Abu Hamda, Sharif Sarhan, Mahmoud Ajjour, Mohamed Asaad, Fatima Shabir, Asil Kabariti, Loay Ayyoub, Abdulrahman Zagout, Hani Al-Shaer, Mahdy Zourob, and Salama Nabil Younes are other photojournalists featured in the “Gaza Habibti” project, which has taken the exhibition to cities across different continents.
In the Portuguese capital, the exhibition is accompanied by a parallel program that includes, among other initiatives, the screening of the documentary ‘Where Olive Trees Weep,’ by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo, with the presence of producer Ashira Darwish, and the national premiere of “Com a Alma na Mão, Caminha,” by Spideh Farsi, featuring Fatma Hassouna. This film will be shown at Cinema Ideal on Wednesday.
On Friday, according to the schedule released by Parents for Peace, actress and director Joana Craveiro will present the project ‘Wondering at the World – Essays in Poetic Anthropology.’
Today’s inauguration features interventions by researcher Shahd Wadi, writer Margarida Vale de Gato, author Maria Lis, and artist Dima Akram, who will also participate in the closing roundtable on Saturday, alongside producer Balolas Carvalho and illustrator Marta Nunes.
The last day of the exhibition will include activities for children and families, featuring a storytelling session by Ana Ventura.
Entry to the exhibition is by donation, which goes to Yura Visuals, along with proceeds from the sale of exhibited photographs and other available artistic materials, with the aim of directly supporting photographers in Gaza and projects aiding its population.
