MOUNEB TAIM
Peace Amidst the Chaos of War

In the Syrian countryside of Idlib, amidst the ruins of their bombed-out home, a peace musician plays gentle melodies to help people forget the sounds of shelling. Despite the roar of fighter jets overhead and the echoes of clashes nearby, families gather and sing with their children: 'How beautiful it is to live in peace and safety.' A powerful scene of resilience and hope in the face of war.

Author
Mouneb Taim is a Syrian photographer born in 2000 in the city of Douma. He worked on covering the war that turns his country (Syria) for the last 7 years. He began his media work as an activist in the middle of 2011 as the Syrian peaceful uprising started. In the middle of 2012, the Syrian regime forces besieged Douma from all sides and began attacking it. The shelling and bombing prevented him from getting to school on the day of his final exams and caused him to fail that year. Security circumstances prevented him from attending school as his city became under a tight siege by the Syrian government forces. For 3 years, he worked on documenting by videos the human rights violations in his hometown of Douma near the Syrian capital Damascus. By the time, he gained a lot of experience, though, journalism became his interest. In 2014, he became interested in Photography and started browsing the internet for tutorials to learn more. He developed his skills by selftraining, without any spec

Website
https://www.instagram.com/mouneb_taim/

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