The Artists

Mohammed was born and raised in Gaza City to parents originally from Gaza. He holds a BA in Fine Arts from An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank, received in 2001. He is an interdisciplinary artist, working mainly with painting and video art, and has directed several award-winning documentary films. 

At the beginning of the genocide, in October 2023, Mohammed lost his entire Al-Rimal neighborhood. Yet, the deepest tragedy was the loss of his twin sister, along with her daughter, her son, her daughter-in-law, and baby grandson. Mohammed had to recollect his strength to protect his family and move them to a safer shelter, a tent in Deir al-Balah, where they stayed until February 2025, when they returned to their partially destroyed home. Despite the pain, starvation, and constant attempts to protect one another, Mohammed was wounded in an airstrike in mid-July 2026.

Mohammed has always been involved in organizing art workshops and projects, especially in video art, connecting besieged Gaza with the rest of the world. In 2022, he established Gaza Arts Gallery, and in February 2025, together with some fellow artists, under the shadow of the genocide, they initiated the Artists’ Shelter to provide a safe and supportive environment for young artists to nurture their skills and develop their artistic practices.