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TAMAM AL-AKHAL, Artista ed insegnante di materie artistiche, costretta a fuggire dalla Palestina, dove è nata, è stata prima nel Libano, poi in Egitto, in Kuwait, in Germania ed infine in Giordania, dove tuttora vive e lavora nel mondo dell’arte.

"Departure continuance"

Taman Al-Akhal

1935: Born in the city of Jaffa, Palestine

1948: Forced to abandon her birthplace and take refuge in a refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon.

1949: Pursued her studies at Al-Makased Girls School in Beirut. Participated with her early works in official exhibitions in Beirut. Enrolled in the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo.

1954: Took part in the exhibition of her colleague Ismail Shammout in Cairo, sponsored and inaugurated by President Jamal Abdul-Nassar.

1957: A teacher of art in Al-Makased Girls School in Beirut.

1959: Married her artist colleague Ismail Shammout, shared with him the exhibitions held in various countries of the world.

1983: Moved from Beirut to Kuwait with her family, following the Israeli aggression against the PLO in Lebanon.

1992: Moved to Cologne, Germany, with her family following the Gulf War.

1994: Engaged full-time in art and is resident with her husband in Amman.
 
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