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The Introduction of the book says:
During the summer of 2000, we decided to work on a
self-portrait project with children aged 5 to 6 and a small
group of older, mentally disabled children. The subject, both
educationally and artistically, is not new, but nevertheless
of great visual, psychological and emotional importance
because it deals with identity. The main aim of the project
was for the children to express, visually and verbally, their
self perception and their perception of, and identification
with, the world they live in and interacts with.
The children participating in this project all attend The
Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation's kindergartens in six
different Palestinian refugee camps, suburban and rural areas
in Lebanon. They are fourth generation Palestinian refugees
and descendants of the Palestinians who were expelled from
Palestine to Lebanon during the Nakba ( the catastrophe) in
1948 as a result of the establishment of Israel (The Zionist
State). their status remains as refugees up till today.
The book was coordinated and edited by Laila Ghassan Kanafani.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to support
Ghassan Kanafani cultural Foundation.
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