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Feminist amateur photography expo in Cairo
20-12-2019
Within the framework of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Elles for Publishing in Cairo inaugurated a feminist exhibition for amateur photographers under the slogan, ‘For the Sake of Feminist Writing’. Elles’ editor, Rajaai Moussa, said the event is dedicated to the first female Arab Palestinian photographer, Karima Abboud who took her first successful snapshot in 1913. Aboud opened her own studio in Beit Lahm to take pictures of women and created her photographic career on the streets, homes and workplaces. Elles publisher, Hind Salem, for her part, maintained that feminist photography does not portray women only, but depicts that which is exclusive of women in a world of sharp and subtle details. Salem explained that feminism is better understood through its male counterpart referring to a photo of a man and a woman displayed by one participant. The man, as is illustrated, is smoking hookah in the front while the woman is the backdrop. The female presence in the picture, Salem said, is a vital factor in viewing this art of photography which is gaining acceptance. (Al Akhbar, December 19, 2019)
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