We are not numbers - Marziya Mohammedali
We are not numbers
“There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless.’ There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.” –Arundhati Roy
When the world talks about Palestinians living under occupation and in refugee camps, it is usually in terms of politics and numbers – specifically, how many killed, injured, homeless and/or dependent on aid.
But numbers are impersonal and often numbing. What they don’t convey are the daily personal struggles and triumphs, the tears and the laughter, and the aspirations that are so universal that if it weren’t for the context, they would immediately resonate with virtually everyone.
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Marziya Mohammedali
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Whadjuk-Noongar Country
Image: A child with large brown eyes looks directly at the viewer. A red hand print covers one side of her face.
Marziya Mohammedali is a photographer, designer, artist, educator, and researcher. They document activism movements and work for social justice through a multidisciplinary creative practice. They are the Deputy Editor (and previously were Arts Editor/Creative Director) of Jalada Africa: A Pan-African Writers Collective, and have performed and exhibited their work internationally. They have also had extensive experience in the tertiary education sector, teaching undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and research students. They have also been involved in multiple projects to support research students and supervisors since 2010. They are currently undertaking a PhD focusing on identity, activism and photography, at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.
