People like you and me

Is our view of Muslims informed by prejudices and mental images? Are we still in contact with other cultures and religions or are we just living in fear of ‘the others’? Are we still able to differentiate or are we trapped in a black-and-white dichotomy? A Palestinian family asked me, if the wall in Palestine could fall like the one in Berlin. And I said to myself: it’s the wall inside people’s heads that need to fall.

Hebron: Ghost town By Dominique Maes
Hebron: Ghost townBy Dominique Maes
Hebron: Ghost townBy Dominique Maes
Hebron: Ghost townBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Old cityBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Old cityBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Damascus GateBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Al Aqsa MosqueBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Al Aqsa MosqueBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Al Aqsa MosqueBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Al Aqsa MosqueBy Dominique Maes
Jerusalem: Al Aqsa MosqueBy Dominique Maes