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 ÒItÕs normal for girls here to cut themselves. I donÕt do it any more. It was like a form of punishment. I used to think about suicide but now IÕm determined to live more than ever. IÕm not going to please anyone by killing myself.Ó - Tahani

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