Khaled Nabhan + Reem + Tarek - Maria S Kahie
Khaled Nabhan, Reem and Tarek
Khaled Nabhan, loving grandfather to Reem and Tarek bid farewell to his granddaughter kissing her eyes, rubbing his beard against her face, calling her 'my soul of my soul'. Film of them travelled around the world. Reem 3-years-old and Tarek 5-years-old were killed by Israeli bombs in Al Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza.
Maria S Kahie
The soul of my soul wants every soul freed.
2023, Meanjin
Image description: This photograph shows the photographers child on her husband's shoulders. The child is waving a large Palestinian flag of red, black, white and green. They are amongst other people waving Palestinian flags at a rally on a street in Meanjin demanding an end to Israel's genocide against Palestinians, demanding ceasefire and an end to Israel's siege on Gaza and occupation of Palestine.
You claim to be civilised but your hearts are solid rocks!
While I sob in bed the soul of my soul wants every soul freed,
The soul of my soul wants every soul to be saved,
The soul of my soul wants every soul to be fed,
The soul of my soul wants every soul to be found,
The soul of my soul wants every soul to rejoice,
The soul of my soul wants Palestine to be freed from tyrants'.
- Maria S. Kahie
Maria S. Kahie is a mother, photographer, and small business owner living in Meanjin. She has previously published with Writing Through Fences inlcuding in Writing Through Fences: An Archipelago of Letters, Southerly, 2022.
