JABBARA

She sits on the rubble in her fuzzy bear t-shirt — a koala, maybe, the kind of thing a child picks because it is soft and a little silly — and her head tilts to one side, eyes cast downward. She is not performing anything. She is just sitting there, the way children sit when the world has gotten very heavy and nobody has asked them how they are. Hosam did not look away.

Jabbara (جبّارة) is an Arabic word meaning the one who endures — who repairs what is broken, who restores what was lost. It shares its root with Al-Jabbar, one of the names of God in Islam: the Mender of the fractured. It is a name for someone unbreakable.

About this purchase: This is a digital download. After completing your order, a high-resolution copy of this photograph will be sent directly to your email, ready to print, frame, or use digitally.

About the photographer: Jabbara was captured by Hosam Anwar, a photographer based in Gaza. 100% of the proceeds from this purchase - including tips - go directly to him.