“I’m 22 year-old, I lost 22 Family members”.. Gallery for the Artist Zainab Al-Qolaq who Survived the War in Gaza

The artist Zainab Al-Qolaq from the Gaza Strip changed the anniversary of losing 22 members of her family as a result of Israeli occupation airstrikes against the residential building inhabited by them into an art gallery in Gaza under the title of:

“I’m 22 year-old, I lost 22 family members”

Zainab wrote, commenting on the gallery “A year has passed! I’m provoked by the days passing and the sun of everyday. I’m still waiting to open my eyes as usual to see the smile of my mother and her extreme attention to me as a child. I’m eager to hug Hanaa. I used to stay at night with Ahmad who used to comfort me with his smiles. His laughs is still in my memory to an extent that compels me to search for him. I miss coffee with Taher while talking about a thousand of stories and to laugh. He was not an ordinary brother, I lost my elder brother and favorite friend. I memory cannot forget them, while my soul is still suffering”.

It is worth mentioning to list the names of Al-Qolaq family victims:

Fawaz Amin Muhammad Al-Qolaq, 63 years, and four of his children, including two women: Abdul Hamid 23 years, Reham 33 years, Bahaa 49 years, Sameh 28 years, the latter’s wife, Ayat Ibrahim Khalil Al-Qolaq 19 years, and their child Qusay 6 months.

Amal Jamil Salama Al-Qoulaq 42 years, and three of her children: Taher Shukri Amin Al-Qoulaq 24 years, and his two brothers Ahmed 16 years and Hanaa 15 years.

Muhammad Mu’in Muhammad al-Qulaq 42 years, his brother Izzat Mu’in Muhammad al-Qulaq 44 years, and his two children; Zaid 8 years, and Adam 3 years. The citizen Duaa Omar Abdullah Al-Qoulaq 39 years old, and the elderly Saadia Yousef Daher Al-Qoulaq 84 years old.