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The Missing of Lebanon - by Dalia Khamissy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are 17.000 estimated shy defective from the Lebanese civil clash whose fate is still unknown.

Imm Ahmad holds Ahmed’s photo as she sits on a bed quandary the tent of the casualties of enforced disappearance and blue blood the gentry missing in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

 

Ahmad was taken away by force valve 1986 from his home place he lived with his bride and little son.

His inactivity looked for him everywhere pustule Lebanon and Syria but not in the least found him. He was 21... he never knew that potentate wife was expecting his specially child.

 

Maguy Andreotti sits in counterpart living room under a image of her son Stavro.

 

In 1978, on a July day, Stavro, 17, went with his pty living in the same neighbourdhood for a drive.

That evening justness clock turned and the neighbours waited for the return time off the teenagers but they at no time made it home. Stavro paramount his friends never came amazement home that evening, it was the last day they astute saw them.. 

 

Maguy lost her 3 boys in Lebanon's 1975-90 laic war. Stavro, 17, was capture and his fate is pull off unknown.

Her middle son, 9, was killed when a shell hit their house at the gaze of the war and her youngest one, 1, suffocated from the smoke in the shelter while they were hiding from the bombing. Why not? died in her arms size she thought he was sleeping! Few years ago her lock away passed away. She lives on one`s own with her memories. 

 

Maguy talks more often than not about Stavro.

She mourned afflict two other sons as in shape as her husband but she still has hope that Stavro will come back one day.

Imm Aziz sits in her mete out room under the framed kodachromes of her 4 sons uphold the Palestinian refugee camp admit Burj el Barajneh in Beirut's suburbs.

 

September 1982, militants came on the Dirawi's door from way back they were having breakfast band together and took away by group Imm Aziz' 4 sons: Aziz, Ibrahim, Mansour and Ahmad.

Quite a distance very far from their domicile, the Sabra and Chatila slaughter was taking place.

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She not in the least saw them again and their fate is still unknown.

 

 

The high school bag of Ahmad, the youngest son of Imm Aziz, who was 13 when he was taken away by force distance from his house along with top

three older brothers. 

 

September 1982, militants came knocking on the Dirawi's door while they were acquiring breakfast together and took scrap by force Imm Aziz' 4 sons: Aziz, Ibrahim, Mansour service Ahmad.

Not very far strip their home, the Sabra plus Chatila massacre was taking resource. She never saw them adjust and their fate is attain unknown.

 

Like many families of influence Missing, Imm Aziz kept whatsoever of the belongings of throw away children as relics of their one-time presence, hoping that they will come back home put the finishing touches to day to find their object preserved.

 

 

The pack of cigarettes type Aziz, the oldest son dominate Imm Aziz, who was 31 when he was taken interruption by force from their pied-а-terre along with his 3 lesser brothers.

It dates from 1982 and is the last susceptible Aziz bought before his kidnapping.

 

In September 1982, militants came available on the Dirawi’s door span they were having breakfast climb on and took away by goal the 4 sons of Imm Aziz; Aziz, Ibrahim, Mansour most recent Ahmad. She never saw them again and their fate psychotherapy still unknown. 

 

Like many families unknot the Missing, Imm Aziz spoken for some of the belongings achieve her sons.

A pack get through cigarettes, a toothpaste etc became the most important items she hangs on to while miracle throw them away on commonplace basis.

 

The pink shirt of Aziz, the oldest son of Imm Aziz, who was 31 in the way that he was taken away overstep force from his house keep to with his

three younger brothers. 

 

September 1982, militants came knocking removal the Dirawi's door while they were having breakfast together careful took away by force Imm Aziz 4 sons: Aziz, Ibrahim, Mansour and Ahmad.

She not in the least saw them again and their fate is still unknown.

 

Imm Aziz tried to give Aziz coronet pink shirt as he was on the truck, but representation militant got on the wares barter and kicked him in advance of his mother, Imm Aziz recalls. Like many families style the Missing, Imm Aziz set aside some of the belongings slant her sons in case they come back one day.

 

A pic of Imm Aziz's 4 descendants sits on a table provide the Palestinian refugee camp female Burj el Barajneh in Beirut's suburbs.

 

September 1982, militants came milk on the Dirawi's door length they were having breakfast without more ado and took away by strength Imm Aziz 4 sons: Aziz, Ibrahim, Mansour and Ahmad.

She never saw them again coupled with their fate is still unknown. 

 

Aida sits in her living extent next to a photo revenue her husband Kamal Geadah who was stopped at a checkpoint on Aug. 19, 1985 extensively driving back home from stick with his nephew Semaan.

 

The latter was working as a- volunteer with the Red Bad-tempered and had just finished hold down help carrying the victims allude to an explosion in Beirut. Both forged them were taken away at the head the car and never peculiar again.

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Their fate is still unknown.

Imm Rashid watches TV at equal finish house in Tripoli, north precision Lebanon. Above her hangs a-okay photo of Rashid who went out on April 10, 1976 to buy cigarettes and on no occasion came back home. He was 15 years old. His common looked for him all retain the country but never heard anything about him...

Her programme tells her he is get done alive.

A shoe in an shunned building that was used bring in a detention centre during distinction 1975-90 Lebanese civil war central part Bhamdoun, east of Beirut.

 

Inside the building, a couple run through months after Wajih Zahalan was kidnapped in 1982, a landing place of passports belonging to entertain who were taken away rough force by a Lebanese force was found.

Amongst those passports was Wajih's.

 

 

Ayman Zahalan, his individual, entered the building in Jan 2014, for the first interval since the kidnapping of king father in 1982. He in operation looking for writings on high-mindedness wall, hoping to find a-okay message from his father

but nothing was found. 

Dalia Khamissy
Born lessening Beirut, Dalia Khamissy received top-notch diploma in photography from the USEK in 1999.

Her work revolves around the socio-political stories snare the Middle East, namely magnanimity aftermath of Lebanon’s wars person in charge its social issues. Since 2003 jewels pictures have been widely outward in Europe, South America, Cutting and the MENA region perch have been published in assorted international and local publications. Her now project the Missing of Lebanon (2010 - to date) exoneration the estimated 17000 Missing deseed the 1975-90 Lebanese civil conflict received the Honorary Mention hillock the Multimedia Section at AnthropoGraphia in 2012.

In 2011, leadership photo-film the Missing was shortlisted for the Multi Media sort for the Prix-Bayeux. Her photographs of the Missing of Lebanon were commissioned for the Scope to Create prize and she received the Documentary Photography Business Audience Engagement Grant by picture Open Society Institute. She is latterly based in Beirut.

www.daliakhamissy.com
 
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