“50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya”

On Monday 24 October 2016 we make a photowalk in the village of Asira ash Shamaliya near Nablus Palestine. The group consists of a mixture of architects of RIWAQ and interested persons from the village itself. Participating: Aya Tahhan and Renad Shqeirat from Riwaq, Wael Sawalha and Nasr Yaseen employees in the municipality, Samer Sawalha photographer, Ahmad Yaseen student, Rana Yaseen interior designer, Ehab Yaseen estate agent, Rita Yaseen architect.

The abandoned temple

Asira ash Shamaliya -  This rubble preserves whatever is left of a memory. In every corner of this place, there is a luminous spirit washing in olive oil, praying, and crying. Were its tears…
Ahmad Kamel Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Tea Time

Asira ash Shamaliya -  After a long day and tired, we need to rest. A cup of tea with some friends and each fatigue will disappear. وقت الشاي . بعد يوم طويل ومتعب . نحتاج للراحة…
Rana Bassam Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Tea Break

Asira ash Shamaliya -  In Palestine tea is a very popular drink, whenever there is tea you see people socialising and chatting. It is a small break from the busy life …
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Solar energy

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Clothes on a laundry rope... Many people in Palestine tend to hang their laundry in the fresh air and under the sun rays.…
Samer Sawalha – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Seasons

Asira ash Shamaliya -  The stored barrels on the roofs for oil storage, the carpets laying on the trees or on the side walks for olive picking, the big sacks laying on the sides…
Renad Shqeirat – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Preparations for winter

Asira ash Shamaliya -  This is what is left of the olives after the process of pressing, but in Palestine there are so many ideas as to best how utilize the resources and bi-products…
Nasr Samer Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Open and close

Asira ash Shamaliya -  In the old village there are quite some empty houses. People migrate abroad or move to the city. The houses may lack modern comfort. If the house is not occupied…
Lino Hellings – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Nothing is impossible

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Nothing is impossible. In the positive way. Go for it. Search for the highest feasible. Education is regarded as very important. Even if you have 6 or 8 children, take…
Lino Hellings – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Taxi driver

Asira ash Shamaliya -  The profession of Taxi drivers in Palestine is not physically hard, yet it is psychologically hard and very stressful, roads are often crowded and jammed, Israeli Military closes the roads…
Samer Sawalha – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Smoking is bad for health

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Smoking and its effect on the elderly…there is a high percentage of smoking amongst Palestinian youth due to the ever-rising concerns and worries in their lives and the rising unemployment…
Samer Sawalha – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Regeneration

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Artemesia is a wild aromatic plant that grows on the sides of the streets wherever there is rubble and earth and in any unplanted or neglected land. It is nature's…
Renad Shqeirat – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Possible Extension

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Iron bars showing from a previously built house implying the possibility of a new extension when needed or when the owner's economic situation allows them to.…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

One question

Asira ash Shamaliya -  What would you do if I bought this piece of meat ? سؤال واحد . ماذا كنت ستفعل اذا اشتريت قطعة اللحم هذه…
Rana Bassam Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Non Stop, the users script

Asira ash Shamaliya -  ’Non Stop’ is the central notion to the Users script of Asira ash Samaliya. It is a constant moving back and forth between past, present and future. You cannot…
Lino Hellings – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Street Pulse

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Photos of Palestinian youth rejoicing. They were very excited about our photo tour, having 10 camera's pointed at them. They decided to share this moment of joy with us.…
Samer Sawalha – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Sky

Asira ash Shamaliya -  The sky is blue and clear, but it cannot remain that way for long before white clouds come in and add to its beauty. There are also the grey clouds…
Nasr Samer Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Public Transportation Vehicles

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Cars like all cars manufactured by multinational corporations, but their color here is specific to their line of work, where they are used to transport people between village and cities…
Nasr Samer Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Pilgrimage season

Asira ash Shamaliya -  A drawing of the holy Kaaba on the wall of houses, with writings such as (blessed pilgrimage, may sins be forgiven, and may you have prosperous trade). These are phrases…
Rita Ziad Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Olive tree: it requires of you as you require of it

Asira ash Shamaliya -  The beauty of the olive season is that it brings people from different walks of life together. It is the season of prosperity and blessings to us Palestinians, that brings…
Wael Salem Sawalha – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Still at work.

Asira ash Shamaliya -  A Palestinian woman from the northern town of Asira older than 75 but still working and support herself from a small shop. Palestinians are strong, struggle and do not need…
Rana Bassam Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Shared Bread Value

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Bread left on the sides of the streets is a common view in Muslim villages as well as amongst ultra orthodox Jewish communities. Both Muslims and religious Jews consider bread…
Renad Shqeirat – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Property Announcement

Asira ash Shamaliya -  “Ra’fat“ & “Aya“ these are two names written in two different construction sites that we saw in ’Asira Ashamaliyyah during the photowalk. Apperantly most of the…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Ornaments and architectural details

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Ornaments were used on the entrances of historic buildings, some of it are of passages from the Quran to express the owners’ gratitude for God’s blessings like in this picture…
Rita Ziad Yaseen – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Of mice and man

Asira ash Shamaliya -  It looks like a mouse has eaten its way through the wall. But it is in fact an elderly gentleman who made the tunnels with the jack hammer machine down…
Lino Hellings – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya