Rula Halawani
born 1964 in East Jerusalem, Palestine, works and resides in Jerusalem, Palestine. She has a B.A. in Math & Photography from University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Masters in photographic studies, University of Westminster, London, UK. She has been an artist-in-residence in Marseille and London. Since 2001 she is professor of photography at Birzeit University, Palestine. She has worked as a photojournalist since Palestine, working for international press and press agencies. Selected exhibitions include: 7th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2005); Fotografie Forum international, Frankfort, Germany (2004); Noorderlicht Photo festival, Leeuwarden, Holland (2004); Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, Ramallah, Palestine (2004); The Museum of the City of Rome (2002); 6th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2002); Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History, Norway (1999).
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