Part of the series Hush Ñ a project that maps the various stories of a group of Palestinian women, each of whom Ñ for one reason or another Ñ became a victim of gender-based violence and was consequently placed in a shelter or a so-called safe ÒI was subjected to constant physical violence by my husband. It got to a point where he started raping me. I would always remain silent because of the kids, until he beat me so badly that I collapsed and was hospitalised. The shelter is arranging for me to go back to living with him. He is to sign a vow declaring to never attack me again physica
Part of the series Hush Ñ a project that maps the various stories of a group of Palestinian women, each of whom Ñ for one reason or another Ñ became a victim of gender-based violence and was consequently placed in a shelter or a so-called safe ÒI was subjected to constant physical violence by my husband. It got to a point where he started raping me. I would always remain silent because of the kids, until he beat me so badly that I collapsed and was hospitalised. The shelter is arranging for me to go back to living with him. He is to sign a vow declaring to never attack me again physically. I have no other option. I have nowhere else to go and I donÕt want to lose the custody of my children.Ó - Suhayla.
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Photo credit: © Samar Hazboun / Alamy / Afripics
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