Jabal Al Raml, authored by Randa Shaat

A touching emotional biography about family, marriage, and work during a turbulent era in the Arab world. Randa Shaath says in this book: "My writing and filming, rather my entire life, were closely related to my desperate attempt to be fully inside the place. I think it is the complex of the person constantly threatened with expulsion: from the country, from the place, and even from people's hearts..." Randa Shaath's distinctive works shaped photography in the Arab world over the past thirty years, and defined how we remember many cultural figures, Arab cities, and important political events. Randa Shaath was born to a Palestinian father specialized in economics and management, who held important political positions, and an Egyptian mother who provided her three children with an extended family with strong roots. She moved between Egypt, the United States, Lebanon, and Algeria, practicing photography as a profession and art, documenting the most prominent features of the past decades in our region. This unique book is a life story full of unforgettable personalities, warm and frank stories, and memories that touch every reader, adorned with beautiful photos taken by a sensitive and creative eye. Number of pages: 208