Women in Struggle (2024)
Kamera: Olympus Pen D3
Linse: F.Zuiko f1.7 / 32mm
Film: Kodak 5222 @ ISO 400
Kjemi: Fomadon Excel (stock / 25 min. @ 20°C)
Buthina Canaan Khoury: Women in Struggle (2004) [Documentary]
- A documentary I recommend you all should see about the kind of torture the Israelis have been deploying against Palestinians in their prisons for decades and decades - from the perspective of the women of the resistance. I especially want to highlight this little snippet from the testimony of PFLP member Rasmea Odeh (b. 1948), who was sentenced for life and spent 10 years in prison:
«The whole interrogation was difficult, I can remember several things that were difficult, but if I were to choose, the moment they brought my father into the interrogation room while I was naked and they tried to force him to sleep with me during the interrogation: This was one of the worst moments…
Another instance was when they were interrogating a young man - there was no relation between us - by the name of Qasem Abu Aker, but they brought me in naked while they were torturing him using electric shock. He became a martyr while I was in the same room with him.
They stripped me and displayed me in front of the young men to force them to speak - they tied me up, my legs and arms while I was completely naked; however I did not feel like some strangers are looking at me, or what is happening.
I really wanted to be strong, but with the incident with my father, when they brought him in while I was naked - That was horrible… very horrible.
Even though I was stripped naked and tortured in front of the others; in front of my father the situation hit me at a different level. I was worried about my father, this was a very sensitive issue. I was worried he would die from this incident, as though something major inside him was destroyed.
This increases my hatred against those who were responsible.
Why?
I am not the person responsible, the occupation is… «
- The women featured in this documentary are no different from the women of the resistance against Nazi-occupied Europe during WWII. Apart from Rasmea Odeh, you will also hear testimonies from Rawda Basir, famous writer Aisha Odeh (b. 1944) and Terry Bulata.
Synopsis:
Women in Struggle presents rare testimony from four female Palestinian ex-prisoners who disclose their experiences during their years of imprisonment in Israeli jails and the effect it has had on their present and future lives. Once content to live their lives as sisters, wives and mothers, each of the women became active members in the national fight for Palestinian independence, though their ‘crimes’ differed markedly - one woman was detained in a peaceful protest while another was arrested for her participation in a bombing. Their painful recollections provide a fascinating personal perspective on their motives for political involvement, reveal their struggles in prison and define the difficulties they have faced and continue to face adjusting to life in Palestinian society.
Women in Struggle (2024)
Kamera: Olympus Pen D3
Linse: F.Zuiko f1.7 / 32mm
Film: Kodak 5222 @ ISO 400
Kjemi: Fomadon Excel (stock / 25 min. @ 20°C)
Buthina Canaan Khoury: Women in Struggle (2004) [Documentary]
- A documentary I recommend you all should see about the kind of torture the Israelis have been deploying against Palestinians in their prisons for decades and decades - from the perspective of the women of the resistance. I especially want to highlight this little snippet from the testimony of PFLP member Rasmea Odeh (b. 1948), who was sentenced for life and spent 10 years in prison:
«The whole interrogation was difficult, I can remember several things that were difficult, but if I were to choose, the moment they brought my father into the interrogation room while I was naked and they tried to force him to sleep with me during the interrogation: This was one of the worst moments…
Another instance was when they were interrogating a young man - there was no relation between us - by the name of Qasem Abu Aker, but they brought me in naked while they were torturing him using electric shock. He became a martyr while I was in the same room with him.
They stripped me and displayed me in front of the young men to force them to speak - they tied me up, my legs and arms while I was completely naked; however I did not feel like some strangers are looking at me, or what is happening.
I really wanted to be strong, but with the incident with my father, when they brought him in while I was naked - That was horrible… very horrible.
Even though I was stripped naked and tortured in front of the others; in front of my father the situation hit me at a different level. I was worried about my father, this was a very sensitive issue. I was worried he would die from this incident, as though something major inside him was destroyed.
This increases my hatred against those who were responsible.
Why?
I am not the person responsible, the occupation is… «
- The women featured in this documentary are no different from the women of the resistance against Nazi-occupied Europe during WWII. Apart from Rasmea Odeh, you will also hear testimonies from Rawda Basir, famous writer Aisha Odeh (b. 1944) and Terry Bulata.
Synopsis:
Women in Struggle presents rare testimony from four female Palestinian ex-prisoners who disclose their experiences during their years of imprisonment in Israeli jails and the effect it has had on their present and future lives. Once content to live their lives as sisters, wives and mothers, each of the women became active members in the national fight for Palestinian independence, though their ‘crimes’ differed markedly - one woman was detained in a peaceful protest while another was arrested for her participation in a bombing. Their painful recollections provide a fascinating personal perspective on their motives for political involvement, reveal their struggles in prison and define the difficulties they have faced and continue to face adjusting to life in Palestinian society.