By Dalia Khamissy

Born in Beirut, Dalia Khamissy received a diploma in photography in 1999. Since the end of the 2006 July war she has been mostly documenting the aftermath of Lebanon’s wars and social issues, especially those concerning women’s rights.

Dalia’s work has been published in the BBC, Aperture Magazine, The Times (UK), TIME, Amnesty International, Monocle, FT, Ibraaz, Le Monde, the Wall Street Journal, Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Temps and “Transit Beirut”, amongst others.

Dalia Khamissy is represented by the Empty Quarter Gallery in Dubai. Her photographs are on display in the permanent collection of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.

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Abandoned Spaces
			

		
		

			[img title="A Destroyed House, in Aita el Shaab south of Lebanon, 2007. Situated at the border with Israel, the village of Aita el Shaab_ a Hezbollah stronghold_ was one of the most bombarded villages during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon. The house was abandoned, the doors were broken and clothes were covering the ground of this living room." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_001.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed Mosque, in Aita el Shaab south of Lebanon, 2007. Situated at the border with Israel, the village of Aita el Shaab_ a Hezbollah stronghold_ was one of the most bombarded villages during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon. A part of the mosque was used by some of the villagers, even though one of the walls was completely destroyed." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_002.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon. The wall of the house was completely destroyed by the bombing and the couch was installed there on construction bricks." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_003.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed Mosque, in Aita el Shaab south of Lebanon, 2007. Situated at the border with Israel, the village of Aita el Shaab_ a Hezbollah stronghold_ was one of the most bombarded villages during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon. A part of the mosque was used by some of the villagers, even though one of the walls was completely destroyed." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_004.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in Aita el Shaab south of Lebanon, 2007. Situated at the border with Israel, the village of Aita el Shaab_ a Hezbollah stronghold_ was one of the most bombarded villages during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon. The house was abandoned, the doors were broken and clothes were covering the ground of this living room." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_005.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_006.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_007.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_008.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_010.jpg"][img title="A toppled couch inside an abandoned and destroyed house, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_011.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in Aita el Shaab south of Lebanon, 2007. Situated at the border with Israel, the village of Aita el Shaab_ a Hezbollah stronghold_ was one of the most bombarded villages during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon. The house was abandoned, the doors were broken and clothes were covering the ground of this living room." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_012.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_013.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the market town of Bint Jbeil, south of Lebanon, 2007. Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold, was named the “Cursed Town” by the Israeli army during the 2006 summer war, as they never managed to invade it. It was one of the most bombarded towns during the 2006 summer Israeli war on Lebanon." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_014.jpg"][img title="A Destroyed House, in the village of Maroun el Ras, south of Lebanon, 2007. Situated on the border with Israel, the village of Maroun el Ras, a Hezbollah stronghold_ was one of the most bombarded villages during the 2006 summer war." alt="" src="http://www.neareastquarterly.com/neqwordpress/wp-content/flagallery/khamissy-abandoned-spaces/thumbs/thumbs_Khamissy_Abandoned Spaces_015.jpg"]