Monthly Photos　March 2012

Photos taken by ILCAA staff and associates are posted here once a month; most of them are taken during their field research in Asia and Africa.

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A cat and a girl

Silwan is a Palestinian neighborhood located on the southern outskirts of the Old City in Jerusalem. Being side by side with the City of David, which is development project the Israeli government is promoting, Silwan is one of the most contested places in Jerusalem.

On a study tour, we learned about the current situation, and met the girl. Too young to understand the conflict and politics, she was playing with a cat of Silwan. We were instantly charmed by their innocence, which gave us hope for the future in the midst of the terrain of conflict.

JAN 2012
in a study tour of Silwan by CJS
Photograph by Enora GANDON
Text by Aiko NISHIKIDA

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