“Ramallah”

The president

Ramallah -  This is a billboard of the president of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas. Mahmoud Abbas is the president who cames after Yasser Arafat.
Rania Aldjejab – Ramallah Lab

the new Ramallah

Ramallah -  With the excessive construction in Ramallah, investments and urban sprawl, old houses are demolished to build new "modern" towers instead. …
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

The key

Ramallah -  It has been mentioned in other posts as well but THE KEY in omnipresent. It symbolizes the ownership of houses in Israeli territory where people from the Palestine territory have…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

The importance of public life

Ramallah -  To live under circumstances like this, were you are locked up in little pieces of land, the quality of public space is of vital importance. Is it well maintained at…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

Sweet Money

Ramallah -  This money machine looks so sweet. The little waste paper basket in matching colors with the flowers and the cash machine it self. Like it is made for Barbie and…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

Slow and Furious TWO

Ramallah -  Setting at the sidewalks is a long lived practice. There, deals struck, gossip exchanged, news circulate, politics made... It is, nonetheless, quality time spent with friends, relatives, and neighbors.…
Khaldun Bshara – Ramallah Lab

Reservation

Ramallah -  Ladders, chairs, goods, tires, metal barriers.. anything is used by shopkeepers to reserve a parking space in front of their shops for their trucks. …
Lana Judeh – Ramallah Lab

RE- Cycling

Ramallah -  In the refugee camp al Am’ari the bicycle shop has hundreds of used, mainly children’s bicycles. This is a way to display some of the frames on the wall opposite…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

plant everywhere!!

Ramallah -  in the refugee camp people plant grapes to make block houses looks better even they plant it everywhere(in the basement) and let it come outside the window!!.…
Yousef Taha – Ramallah Lab

The grief every time we lose one

Ramallah -  The villas of Ramallah, which were built in the first half of the 20th century in the outskirts of the town back then, are now located in the heart of…
Lana Judeh – Ramallah Lab

square meter price

Ramallah -  Another cliche image for a person who only knows Ramallah from TV is the image of buildings shot into pieces.  However these heaps of  rubble are put here…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

Slow and Furious ONE

Ramallah -  On the sidewalk, paintings depicting Fast and Furious and an orientalist depiction of Harim al Sultan towards the end of the Ottoman Empire. In Ramallah, contrasting issues come together. Sacred…
Khaldun Bshara – Ramallah Lab

Repair shop

Ramallah -  This man in  al Am’ari  sits next to a huge heap of pure rubbish. Office chairs sofas , a satellite dish and bicycle parts is what I see…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

Ramallah Airways

Ramallah -  As Palestinians suffer from stripping their freedom of movement; whether abroad or even between Palestinian cities, towns & villages, this model of an airplane would be the closest of that…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

The Art Scene in Falasteen

Ramallah -  Two Posters in the downtown of an exhibition and a performance by the fashion designer Omar Yousef, composer Dirar Kalash, and vocal artist Maya Khaldi. Emerging young Palestinian artists are…
Lana Judeh – Ramallah Lab

spring

Ramallah -  you know spring is here when you see fennel, green almonds, cherries and strawberries sold in the streets …
Yara Bamiyeh – Ramallah Lab

sign attack

Ramallah -  Ramallah is the commercial hub in Palestine, as you walk through the city you cannot not notice the overwhelming presence of ads and signs.…
Yara Bamiyeh – Ramallah Lab

Remembering loved ones

Ramallah -  A family is paying its loved ones a visit at the Ramallah cemetery. Family bonds are still strong in Palestine and families come together almost on weekly basis and more…
Fida Touma – Ramallah Lab

Public transport

Ramallah -  The yellow mini busses are the main public transport in the West Bank. They transport people to cities and villages only in the West Bank. When you have to travel…
Rania Aldjejab – Ramallah Lab

Taybeh

Ramallah -  Taybeh is a small christian town near Ramallah where the Beer with the same name is produced. Taybeh and Taybeh beer have almost become one; Oktober Fest is the annual…
Khaldun Bshara – Ramallah Lab

smile

Ramallah -  yellow is a color you’d encounter a lot in Ramallah since it’s the color of public transport vehicles and cabs…
Yara Bamiyeh – Ramallah Lab

Shutters

Ramallah -  When I think of Ramallah as I know it from Dutch TV, I see closed shutters. Because of the tense situation shopkeepers had to close down their shops, was the…
Lino Hellings – Ramallah Lab

Recycling@Am'ari refugee camp

Ramallah -  All materials: steel, wood, glass, plastic, paper... are gathered in this spot by a refugee for classifying and recycling. it is not only environment frindly but also is a way…
Khaldun Bshara – Ramallah Lab

plastic bag

Ramallah -  old plastic bag fly with the wind on the form a duck .... plane trying to climb to the top through the wind to be in another place, and to see…
Awatef Romeya – Ramallah Lab