Maysun Visual Journalist & Storyteller

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Ali Dannoun. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father is Ahmad Ibrahim Dannoun from Beit Taamar a village near Bethlehem. He went first into exile in Kuwait in 1964. In 1969 came to Spain with his cousin. He returned to Palestine in 1994 with his wife Rashida Ahmad Al Harrak, also Palestinian and their two children Ali and Nabil. He doesn't have the Spanish nationality. He always has to apply for visa when he goes to Palestine and come back to Spain, with all the problems that entails. Both of them, he and his brother, speak arabic fluently.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Ali Dannoun. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father is Ahmad Ibrahim Dannoun from Beit Taamar a village near Bethlehem. He went first into exile in Kuwait in 1964. In 1969 came to Spain with his cousin. He returned to Palestine in 1994 with his wife Rashida Ahmad Al Harrak, also Palestinian and their two children Ali and Nabil. He doesn't have the Spanish nationality. He always has to apply for visa when he goes to Palestine and come back to Spain, with all the problems that entails. Both of them, he and his brother, speak arabic fluently.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Dania Attar. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the only daughter of Mustafa Attar, a Palestinian from Al-Sarafand, a small village near Haifa. Her wife, Hala Safadi, is a Palestinian woman form Akka. They went to Barcelona, Spain, in 1995. They could go back to Palestine. Dania speaks Arabic fluently.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Dania Attar. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the only daughter of Mustafa Attar, a Palestinian from Al-Sarafand, a small village near Haifa. Her wife, Hala Safadi, is a Palestinian woman form Akka. They went to Barcelona, Spain, in 1995. They could go back to Palestine. Dania speaks Arabic fluently.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Fathi Zorba. He was born in
Zaragoza, Spain. His father is Moamad Zorba from Nablus. He went to Spain in the 60's. He has one brother and two sisters. He has been in Palestine several times, the last one two years ago. He studied Economy and Business Management in th Zaragoza University. He's working in Amman, Jordan as an account manager. He speaks arabic fluently and also spanish (mother tongue), english, deutsch and italian.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Fathi Zorba. He was born in
Zaragoza, Spain. His father is Moamad Zorba from Nablus. He went to Spain in the 60's. He has one brother and two sisters. He has been in Palestine several times, the last one two years ago. He studied Economy and Business Management in th Zaragoza University. He's working in Amman, Jordan as an account manager. He speaks arabic fluently and also spanish (mother tongue), english, deutsch and italian.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Ahmad Ibrahim Dannoun is from Beit Taamar, a village near Bethlehem. He first went into exile in Kuwait in 1964. In 1969 came to Spain with his cousin. He returned to Palestine in 1994 with his wife Rashida Ahmad Al Harrak, also Palestinian and their two children Ali and Nabil. He doesn't have the Spanish nationality. He always has to apply for visa when he goes to Palestine and come back to Spain, with all the problems that entails. He has paralysis on the right side.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Ahmad Ibrahim Dannoun is from Beit Taamar, a village near Bethlehem. He first went into exile in Kuwait in 1964. In 1969 came to Spain with his cousin. He returned to Palestine in 1994 with his wife Rashida Ahmad Al Harrak, also Palestinian and their two children Ali and Nabil. He doesn't have the Spanish nationality. He always has to apply for visa when he goes to Palestine and come back to Spain, with all the problems that entails. He has paralysis on the right side.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Laith Abu-Sharar Hamour. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is the oldest son of Ahmad Abu Sharar a Palestinian exporter entrepreneur from Dura, Hebron. His family stayed in Palestine and he came to Spain circa 1967 but he lost his ID because he couldn't update the papers. The mother of Laith, Abu- Sharar is also Palestinian. He has a younger sister, Natalia. Both of them speak, read and write arabic fluently. They also have Palestinian ID. He tries to go to visit his family in Palestine at least once a year.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Laith Abu-Sharar Hamour. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is the oldest son of Ahmad Abu Sharar a Palestinian exporter entrepreneur from Dura, Hebron. His family stayed in Palestine and he came to Spain circa 1967 but he lost his ID because he could't update the papers. The mother of Laith, Abu- Sharar is also Palestinian. He has a younger sister, Natalia. Both of them speak, read and write arabic fluently. They also have Palestinian ID. He tries to go to visit his family in Palestine at least once a year.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Maysun Abu-Khdeir Granados. She was born in Zaragoza, Spain. She is the youngest daughter of Mahmud Abdel-Hamid Abu-Khdeir Vega. He is from Shu3fat (Shu'fat), Al Quds (Jerusalem). He came to Spain in 1966 to study medicine and couldn't go back. In the early 20s his father, Abdel Hamid Mohammed Abu-Khdeir, traveled to the Canary Islands and stayed and got married with Antonia Vega Alejandro a Spanish-Guanche from La Palmas. After some years there, they went back to Jerusalem. Mahmud's wife, Elisa Granados Orcero is Spanish. His oldest and only son is David Abu-Khdeir Granados, a nurse at a hospital. Mahmud got the Spanish nationality in 2006 – even though his mother was spanish but couldn't prove it before as his birth certificate was burnt during the war. Her fayher was after to go back to visit their family in 2017, after 43 years in the diaspora. Maysun has been working as a visual journalist for more than 17 years and has documented the story of her family through her long term project "The Long Journey Home" that will see the light as a book. She has also been years working on another long term project about the Palestinian identity in the world called "To Exist is to Resist" as a way to understand her own Identity and as a moral duty. None of them, Maysun and David learnt Arabic as children, even though Maysun has been learning as a result of her work in Middle East.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Maysun Abu-Khdeir Granados. She was born in Zaragoza, Spain. She is the youngest daughter of Mahmud Abdel-Hamid Abu-Khdeir Vega. He is from Shu3fat (Shu'fat), Al Quds (Jerusalem). He came to Spain in 1966 to study medicine and couldn't go back. In the early 20s his father, Abdel Hamid Mohammed Abu-Khdeir, traveled to the Canary Islands and stayed and got married with Antonia Vega Alejandro a Spanish-Guanche from La Palmas. After some years there, they went back to Jerusalem. Mahmud's wife, Elisa Granados Orcero is Spanish. His oldest and only son is David Abu-Khdeir Granados, a nurse at a hospital. Mahmud got the Spanish nationality in 2006 – even though his mother was spanish but couldn't prove it before as his birth certificate was burnt during the war. Her fayher was after to go back to visit their family in 2017, after 43 years in the diaspora. Maysun has been working as a visual journalist for more than 17 years and has documented the story of her family through her long term project "The Long Journey Home" that will see the light as a book. She has also been years working on another long term project about the Palestinian identity in the world called "To Exist is to Resist" as a way to understand her own Identity and as a moral duty. None of them, Maysun and David learnt arabic as children, even though Maysun has been learning as a result of her work in Middle East.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nabil Abdul-Jawad. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is the middle son of Sami Abdul Jawaad and Miasar Fatouni, both of them Palestinians from Salfit, small town located 45 minutes from Jerusalem. His father, Sami came to Spain in the 70's while Miasar, her mother, came in 1988. Nabil has two siblings, Omar a cardiologist and Nesrin. He and his sister, Nesrin, speak arabic fluently. He goes to Palestine once every two years to spend his summer holidays there.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nabil Abdul-Jawad. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is the middle son of Sami Abdul Jawaad and Miasar Fatouni, both of them Palestinians from Salfit, small town located 45 minutes from Jerusalem. His father, Sami came to Spain in the 70's while Miasar, her mother, came in 1988. Nabil has two siblings, Omar a cardiologist and Nesrin. He and his sister, Nesrin, speak arabic fluently. He goes to Palestine once every two years to spend his summer holidays there.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nadin Zaki Bawab. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the daughter of Fayez Zaki Bawab, a Palestinian doctor from Yafa. Her wife, Madiha Abduh, is a Palestinian woman from Nablus. He went into exile to Jordan when he was a child. In 1991 he and his wife went to Barcelona, Spain. They didn't go back to Palestine because they didn't have anyone else there but now they have a relative living there so they are planning to visit her. Nour and her 3 siblings speak Arabic fluently and is the language they use at home between them.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nadin Zaki Bawab. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the daughter of Fayez Zaki Bawab, a Palestinian doctor from Yafa. Her wife, Madiha Abduh, is a Palestinian woman from Nablus. He went into exile to Jordan when he was a child. In 1991 he and his wife went to Barcelona, Spain. They didn't go back to Palestine because they didn't have anyone else there but now they have a relative living there so they are planning to visit her. Nour and her 3 siblings speak Arabic fluently and is the language they use at home between them.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Natalia Abu-Sharar Hamour. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the youngest daughter of Ahmad Abu Sharar a Palestinian exporter entrepreneur from Dura, Hebron. His family stayed in Palestine and he came to Spain circa 1967 but he lost his ID because he could't update the papers. The mother of Natalia, Abu- Sharar is also Palestinian. She has a older brother, Laith. Both of them speak, read and write arabic fluently. They also have Palestinian ID. She works as an accounting manager in a multinational. She tries to go to visit his family in Palestine at least once a year.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Natalia Abu-Sharar Hamour. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the youngest daughter of Ahmad Abu Sharar a Palestinian exporter entrepreneur from Dura, Hebron. His family stayed in Palestine and he came to Spain circa 1967 but he lost his ID because he could't update the papers. The mother of Natalia, Abu- Sharar is also Palestinian. She has a older brother, Laith. Both of them speak, read and write arabic fluently. They also have Palestinian ID. She works as an accounting manager in a multinational. She tries to go to visit his family in Palestine at least once a year.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nesrin Abdul-Jawad. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the younger daugther of Sami Abdul Jawaad and Miasar Fatouni, both of them Palestinians from Salfit, small town located 45 minutes from Jerusalem. Her father, Sami came to Spain in the 70's while her mother, Miasar came in 1988. Nesrin has two siblings, Omar a cardiologist and Nabil. She and her brother Nabil speak arabic fluently. She goes to Palestine once every two years to spend her summer holidays there.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nesrin Abdul-Jawad. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the younger daugther of Sami Abdul Jawaad and Miasar Fatouni, both of them Palestinians from Salfit, small town located 45 minutes from Jerusalem. Her father, Sami came to Spain in the 70's while her mother, Miasar came in 1988. Nesrin has two siblings, Omar a cardiologist and Nabil. She and her brother Nabil speak arabic fluently. She goes to Palestine once every two years to spend her summer holidays there.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nidal Alzayat. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is still studying in college. He speaks arabic, catalan and spanish.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nidal Alzayat. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is still studying in college. He speaks arabic, catalan and spanish.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nour Zaki Bawab. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the daughter of Fayez Zaki Bawab, a Palestinian doctor from Yafa. Her wife, Madiha Abduh, is a Palestinian woman from Nablus. He went into exile to Jordan when he was a child. In 1991 he and his wife went to Barcelona, Spain. They didn't go back to Palestine because they didn't have anyone else there but now they have a relative living there so they are planning to visit her. Nour and her 3 brothers speak Arabic fluently and is the language they use at home between them. She recently got married to Hussein Al Muhtaseb a Palestinian doctor living in Barcelona as well.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nour Zaki Bawab. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the daughter of Fayez Zaki Bawab, a Palestinian doctor from Yafa. Her wife, Madiha Abduh, is a Palestinian woman from Nablus. He went into exile to Jordan when he was a child. In 1991 he and his wife went to Barcelona, Spain. They didn't go back to Palestine because they didn't have anyone else there but now they have a relative living there so they are planning to visit her. Nour and her 3 brothers speak Arabic fluently and is the language they use at home between them. She recently got married to Hussein Al Muhtaseb a Palestinian doctor living in Barcelona as well.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Fawas Sharawi. He was born in Palestine but he came to Barcelona, Spain in 2004. After 2 years he went to Italy. Arabic is his mother tongue and he also speaks spanish, english and italian.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Fawas Sharawi. He was born in Palestine but he came to Barcelona, Spain in 2004. After 2 years he went to Italy. Arabic is his mother tongue and he also speaks spanish, english and italian.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nur Innab. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the middle daughter of Mohamed Ali Innab and Salam Almaslamani, both form Nablus, in the north of Palestine. Ali came to Spain in 1970 and Salam in 1987. Nothe could come back in any moment. Nur has two siblings, Dania, (older) and Nasher (younger). Dania speaks fluent arabic but Nur and Nasher not very much. They go form time to time to visit their family in Palestine.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Nur Innab. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is the middle daughter of Mohamed Ali Innab and Salam Almaslamani, both form Nablus, in the north of Palestine. Ali came to Spain in 1970 and Salam in 1987. Nothe could come back in any moment. Nur has two siblings, Dania, (older) and Nasher (younger). Dania speaks fluent arabic but Nur and Nasher not very much. They go form time to time to visit their family in Palestine.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Saif Abu-Keshek. He is from Nablus, West Bank. His father, Hashem Kamel Abukeshek, went in to exile to Sweden in 2007. His mother is still in Ramallah, Palestine and she works as a journalist in the radio. He has a stepbrother from his father's first marriage. Saif came to Barcelona, Spain in 2004. He lives in Madrid working as an activist in "Paz Ahora" NGO and giving conferences around Europe. His mother tongue is Arabic but he speaks spanish and english fluently.

Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Saif Abu-Keshek. He is from Nablus, West Bank. His father, Hashem Kamel Abukeshek, went in to exile to Sweden in 2007. His mother is still in Ramallah, Palestine and she works as a journalist in the radio. He has a stepbrother from his father's first marriage. Saif came to Barcelona, Spain in 2004. He lives in Madrid working as an activist in "Paz Ahora" NGO and giving conferences around Europe. His mother tongue is Arabic but he speaks spanish and english fluently.