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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Saleh Zaghari
is a Palestinian photographer, born on October 28, 1997 AD in the town of Beit
Hanina, north of Jerusalem, and grew up there. He is a Palestinian filmmaking
student and presenter from Jerusalem. He is also an influencer and content
maker on YouTube in particular and social media platforms in general. He mainly
highlights To introduce Palestine and the Palestinian cause and to make video
clips of a spontaneous nature. Its content deals with different regions and
various topics on aspects related to the Palestinian issue, and it mainly seeks
to convey and cover important events in various parts of Palestine first-hand
to people, through the media channels available on the Internet.
Saleh Zaghari's education and career
Saleh Zaghari received his primary education
in the city of Jerusalem, then he studied filmmaking at Dar Al-Kalima
University in Bethlehem. The main reason for forming Saleh Zaghari’s talent in
photography and media is due to his father, the Palestinian film producer and
photographer Khaled Zaghari, who lived through the period of the first and
second Palestinian intifada. Since his childhood, Saleh accompanied his father
and followed up on the coverage of events.
Saleh began to learn the skills of using the
artistic camera, and participated in photo exhibitions since he was a school
student, after which he moved to publish the photos he was taking on social
media platforms, and Saleh Zaghari was arrested by the Israeli occupation
forces in 2016 AD, when he was convicted of incitement against the occupation
through social media, and he was sentenced to eight months in prison until his
release in 2017.
Saleh
Zaghari's works and achievements
Saleh Zaghari participated in many media
productions, such as producing films, presenting programs, and others. The
following are the most important works and achievements he presented: The films
deal with the following points. The films that Saleh Zaghari participated in
filming and producing: The Pulse of Fingers, a film that tells the story of a
group of talented Jerusalemites. Mysterious Endings This movie was shown on
Al-Jazeera channel. The movie “Religious Conflict in Jerusalem” was shown on
Al-Jazeera English and consists of two parts. Sons of Jerusalem is a short film
about the expulsion of a Jerusalemite family from their home and its handover
to settlers. A movie for the rest of the story, a movie that talks about
Jerusalemite women under occupation. The film Israeli-African Relations, a film
produced by Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel. In addition to the movie Steps to
Heaven.
TV programs
Saleh Zaghari
presented two television programmes, namely: A program with Jerusalem and its
people, a program produced by Palestine Channel, which is shown on it through
the TV channel and YouTube. The program is presented by Saleh Zaghari in
approximately 50 episodes, where in each episode it deals with an aspect or
issue of Jerusalem issues, such as: Its facilities and neighborhoods, it also
hosts various Palestinian and Jerusalemite personalities, and talks with them
on various topics related to the Palestinian cause. The Domes of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Program It is a program produced by Paltel Communications Company. The content
of this program, presented by Saleh Zaghari, deals with the definition of the most
prominent domes of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Events and competitions Saleh Zaghari
participated in many events and competitions related to photography and film
production in Palestine and Jordan, including: the Jerusalem Conference in the
Eyes of Journalists, the Qumra Film Competition, in addition to the Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Photography Competition, and among the
charitable activities put forward by Saleh Zaghari : The “Your Giving is Their
Warmth” campaign, which was launched on 12/10/2021 AD; With the aim of
collecting donations to support refugees.
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