Bassam Shakaa in Britain, October 1980
Taken in October 1980, this photograph shows a part of the visit of Bassam Shakaa, mayor of Nablus, to College Green, Bristol on the sidelines of his trip to Britain for treatment, in the wake of the Israeli Occupation Authorities' attempt to assassinate him, leading to the amputation of his legs on 2 June of the same year. From right to left on the photograph are Enaya al-Fassed, Shakaa's wife; Ahmed Saker, interpreter; Shakaa, sitting; Ali Younis; mayor of Bristol; and Lady Mayoress.
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Al-Shak'a, Bassam. Al-Fassed, Enaya. "The Bassam al-Shak'a Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Wijdan Samarah. 2015. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. Ozrail, Samar. "The Bassam al-Shak'a Collection". Archival Inventory. August 2019. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.
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