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It remains controversial within religious communities in Ethiopia, as residents don't identify with either of the countries two major religions, Islam or Christianity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1498503761922-PEU8T57VUT79L3KLXWSF/Ethiopia_2.jpg Ethiopia Amharic priests seated outside the Church of St. George offer blessings to pilgrims during Orthodox Christmas in Lalibela. Considered one of Ethiopia's most sacred cities, the area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1498503885622-6H2WBAIZO5OQ42OLT0YD/Ethiopia_8.jpg Ethiopia Pilgrims shrouded in traditional white woven cotton, walk barefoot great distances to pray among the sacred Churches during Orthodox Christmas. 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Mr. Adalhade owns 7000 dunums in the village of Burin, Palestine which is located in a valley surrounded on both slopes by Israeli settlements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1658431238382-P9XDGPQ2II0JEW2KO9IT/Olive_Harvest_08.jpg Lands of Resistance Tareq Eed hurridly rushes with his ladder to the next olive tree. A resident of Burin, he takes time off his normal job at the Palestinian National Security to work on the harvest. "To me picking olives is a different kind of resistance," says Mr. Eed. "When they (Israeli settlers) invade our land, I have to behave like a normal Palestinian. I cannot act on my own, it must be coordinated." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746588345-OEOBE8PNPHLPTMNO80DM/Olive_Harvest_02.jpg Lands of Resistance Focusing on his work, 16-year-old Hakam a resident of Burin, left school in grade 7 to find employment. "I enjoy picking olives," says Hakam. "This is our land." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1658431211485-SKU9M247ZCI0494UT39V/Olive_Harvest_05.jpg Lands of Resistance The Israeli settlement of Yitzhar can be seen from Mr. Abdalhade's olive grove. Seperating the land is highway 60. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1658431220906-HX8EYZRZ9I8E54GD2ZD6/Olive_Harvest_11.jpg Lands of Resistance Nothing is wasted. Mr. Abdalhade sifts through the pickings removing leaves and twigs in preparation for bagging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746658594-89CKNFBKSZW7CY4J1YI3/Olive_Harvest_01.jpg Lands of Resistance A sign of a good yield, full bags being carried away for processing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1660692681382-2JJ0MESW56WKUZA2ALXY/IMG_20171015_135259_693.jpg Lands of Resistance Hakam photographs the photographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746809267-KUY2YT88WHY18I7UKAIT/Olive_Harvest_16.jpg Lands of Resistance From dawn until dusk, a harvester in Burin takes a break from the midday heat shielding his face and catching a breath as they travel to the next grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746693275-XNI1YXNPMZPNK2H7QVZI/Olive_Harvest_07.jpg Lands of Resistance Mr. Abdalhade opens the door to his families olive pressing facilities. He and his 6 brothers worked together to finance and build the warehouse that serves Burin and the surrounding communities Irak Burin, Madama, Huwara, Asira Al-Qibliya, Urif. For every 13 kilos of olive they press, they take 1 kilo for payment. "Families in this area don't have money to pay me," he says. "Instead we collect oil as payment." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509536764366-JJWYPJAX244RN31NPEIA/OliveHarvest_Day2_07.jpg Lands of Resistance In the late afternoon it starts to get busier as harvesters return from the groves with their yield. These helpers patiently wait their turn for bottling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509536816204-TT03JZLD29NJM75U7VQV/OliveHarvest_Day2_13.jpg Lands of Resistance Although there is much work to be done, processing olives is as much a community gathering place as a place of business. Farmers and harvesters wait together talking, smoking and sharing some laughs until it's their turn to process and bottle their yield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746878984-86DP8WFF1Q0QLPWGP9SD/Olive_Harvest_13.jpg Lands of Resistance Mr. Abdalhade in his home in Burin explains how his son was recently arrested during a settler attack. "They (settlers) yell at us, this is the land of Israel, get out!” "It’s very hard because every year Burin is losing youth because we don’t have jobs. I am the biggest farmer in the area and they want to weaken me by arresting my son before the harvest began." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509540116107-HK218ZIJCXCYCX35TGTE/Olive_Harvest_12.jpg Lands of Resistance A childhood photo (center) of Mr. Abdalhade's son Mohammed who was recently arrested during a settler attack. Now 17-years-old, Mohammed has been in jail for over a month with little to no information shared with the family on his exact whereabouts. The family will appoint a lawyer at a cost of 15,000NIS to represent him in court. The cost of the lawyer is the equivalent to the families earnings from this seasons olive harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746915738-LUD843T3C0YB3N122FYY/Olive_Harvest_14.jpg Lands of Resistance A view of the Israeli settlement Giv'at Sne Ya'akov from Burin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1508746925786-6A36J39SU94HVYXBXTAP/Olive_Harvest_15.jpg Lands of Resistance A view of the Israeli settlement Yitzhar, from Burin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509537242978-HW7UJHK9DYL7AFDFH21A/OliveHarvest_Day2_04.jpg Lands of Resistance Symbols of resistance are painted throughout the community of Burin. Pictured here is a symbol of Fatah, the largest faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), generally considered to have a strong revolutionary history and ties to Yasser Arafat. Also pictured is a poster of Ghassan Kanafani, a Palestinian writer and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who was assassinated in 1972 by Mossad, an Israeli counterterrorism organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509550248766-04SQKD3T5A50DD9799JM/Burin.jpg Lands of Resistance Mr. Khaled Zaben is a member of the Burin village council and a local farmer. "Even if they (Israel) build 20 million buildings on my land, even if they fill the land with gold, I won't sell," says Mr. Zaben. "If you sell your land, you sell your honor." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509536918157-Q5WTQJU16GREN87NU0GS/OliveHarvest_Day2_12.jpg Lands of Resistance The sun is starting to set, but the activity at the olive press only builds. Farmers sit next to their bottles waiting to be weighed and make payment in olive oil in exchange for the processing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509537425978-JL5UIWH8FKNUORQJW9QR/OliveHarvest_Day2_15.jpg Lands of Resistance Hakam, Mr. Abdalhade's young worker, sits next to the press bottling today's harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1509536997383-IHUCVJBL20N4BMQV8Q3I/OliveHarvest_Day2_01.jpg Lands of Resistance Into the night a young boy works in a giant metal container raking dried olive waste recycled from the press. The light, almost sawdust texture of the dried olive material is used for fires during the winter. https://www.sarahtesla.com/soul-survivors daily 0.75 2023-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1512646494990-JK0CDFAXEZEND9CG4N0X/SoulSurvivors.jpg Soul Survivors This project was in partnership with We Yone Child Foundation and Photographers Without Borders.       https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1512646494990-JK0CDFAXEZEND9CG4N0X/SoulSurvivors.jpg Soul Survivors This project was in partnership with We Yone Child Foundation and Photographers Without Borders.       https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1690322776126-JMBH4TZMV8ST5MFGOUGU/6.jpg Soul Survivors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1511605076283-P9SW6W17CC91JV1Q2TDI/IsatuKamara_KrooBay.jpg Soul Survivors - Isatu Kamara A single mother of four children, Isatu now 50, lost her husband during the last Ebola outbreak and supports her family selling coal. She lives in the community of Kroo Bay a slum in central Freetown. She'd eventually like to move towards selling palm oil as coal has irritated her lungs and doesn't have as much earning potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1511605127441-LYKUZKO14FS5NIPH50MW/MemunaKamara2.jpg Soul Survivors - Memuna Kamara Memuna isn't sure how old she is but estimates she's in her early 50's. She sells watermelons in downtown Freetown to earn money to support her four children. As a single parent, it's difficult for her to stay on top of the school fees for her children's education, but she feels proud that she can be completely independent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1512402633104-06CZVKBNG4Z2IZQDZWF1/Aminata_Bangura.jpg Soul Survivors - Aminata Bangura Aminata is a 17-year-old single mother. Her young son Dixon is nearly 2 and through a small business grant with We Yone Child Foundation she's been able to support him by selling rubber bowls. "The money is small right now," she says. "I want to grow my business into something big. I want to have an enterprise." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1511872014240-EXFETT0YBCCDJ15VRURN/AminatehConteh2.jpg Soul Survivors - Aminata Conteh Aminata lives close to the polluted waterway that flows through the community of Kroo Bay. She earns her living selling thread for fishing which has helped to support her five children after she lost her husband during the last Ebola outbreak. She wants to expand her business so she can continue to maintain funding her childrens education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1658430784313-ZCY14SRDPWESE7O0LKKY/MohamedBah.jpg Soul Survivors - Mohamed Bah Mohamed, 65, stands proudly inside his shop in the community of Kroo Bay. For 7-years he's been selling bread, coffee, milk and other goods to support his wife and five children. He's most proud that the income from his small business can fund his childrens education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1511605024032-QCBIH13HNKJ2HDEPN02I/Fatmate_Jalloh_KrooBay.jpg Soul Survivors - Fatamate Jalloh Fatamate sits next to her streetside business in the community of Kroo Bay while a local child stands next to her people watching. A mother of seven children, Fatamate's husband died from Ebola and afterward she created her business to support the family. She sells a variety of goods that change seasonally, which she says gives her a competitive advantage and a consitent income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1658430833546-HQYAJ5M6F56K0PJE4S8E/Mahawa%2526PaMorlaiKamara.jpg Soul Survivors - Mahawa and Pa Morlai Kamara Wife and husband Mahawa and Pa Morlai stand outside their home in the community in Kroo Bay. They have five children and started a business selling African meat soup to support the family. They struggle to make enough income to cover the children's school fees but hope to expand their business by selling other foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1511604915913-OV0SXDXF207CFOBYREZ1/Fatamata_Kanu.jpg Soul Survivors - Fatamata Kanu Fatamata has a fry-fry business in the community of Kroo Bay that sells small fish, potatoes, eggs and sausage. After her husband died from Ebola she became the only income earner for her five children. She's managed to cover school fees and take care of her elderly mother while running the business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59481990e58c628f945544c1/1658430821308-XL6PACA7J635XNKYA46F/Fatamate_Kamara.jpg Soul Survivors - Fatemate Kamara Fatemate, 41, sits with her 6-month-old son while her daughter behind feeds her 3-year-old. Fatemate has five biological children and cares for three additional kids. One whom she adopted into her home after finding her orphaned on the street after the last Ebola outbreak, and two of her brothers. 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