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Hasan (Hassan) Hourani ( Arabic : حسن حوراني , 1974 – August 6, 2003) was a Palestinian artist born in Hebron , Palestine . He attended the College of Fine Art in Baghdad , Iraq from 1993 to 1997. In 2001 he presented his one-man show "One Day, One Night" in the UN building in New York City. He then studied at the Art Students League of New York and continued to live in the city for several years. His work has been exhibited in Palestine , Iraq, Egypt , Jordan , South Korea , New York and Houston . In 2003, he returned home for a visit. Like nearly all West Bank Palestinians, he had been barred from traveling across the Green Line to see the sea for many years; but during this trip home, he was able to visit the Mediterranean shore. On August 6, 2003 he went swimming with his young nephew Samer Abu Ajamieh and their girlfriends from Ramallah , and both drowned near the Port of Jaffa . "A Farewell to a Palestinian Friend, From the Writer at the Center of the Book-banning Storm" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Hasan (Hassan) Hourani ( , 1974-2003) was a Palestinian artist, born in Hebron . He attended the College of Fine Art in Baghdad , Iraq from 1993-97. In 2001 he arrived in New York and presented his one-man show "One Day, One Night" in the UN building. He then studied at the Art Student's League of New York and continued to live in the city for several years. His work has been exhibited in Palestine , Iraq, Egypt , Jordan , South Korea , New York and Houston . In 2003, he returned home for a visit. Like nearly all West Bank Palestinians, he had been barred from traveling across the Green Line to see the sea for many years; but during this trip home, he was able to visit the Mediterranean shore. On August 6, 2003 he went swimming with his young nephew Samer Abu Ajamieh and their girlfriends from Ramallah, and both drowned near the Port of Jaffa .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Hasan (Hassan) Hourani ( , 1974–2003) was a Palestinian artist, born in Hebron . He attended the College of Fine Art in Baghdad , Iraq from 1993-97. In 2001 he arrived in New York and presented his one-man show "One Day, One Night" in the UN building. He then studied at the Art Students League of New York and continued to live in the city for several years. His work has been exhibited in Palestine , Iraq, Egypt , Jordan , South Korea , New York and Houston . In 2003, he returned home for a visit. Like nearly all West Bank Palestinians, he had been barred from traveling across the Green Line to see the sea for many years; but during this trip home, he was able to visit the Mediterranean shore. On August 6, 2003 he went swimming with his young nephew Samer Abu Ajamieh and their girlfriends from Ramallah, and both drowned near the Port of Jaffa .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Hasan (Hassan) Hourani ( , 1974 – August 6, 2003) was a Palestinian artist, born in Hebron , Palestine . He attended the College of Fine Art in Baghdad , Iraq from 1993-97. In 2001 he arrived in New York City and presented his one-man show "One Day, One Night" in the UN building. He then studied at the Art Students League of New York and continued to live in the city for several years. His work has been exhibited in Palestine , Iraq, Egypt , Jordan , South Korea , New York and Houston . In 2003, he returned home for a visit. Like nearly all West Bank Palestinians, he had been barred from traveling across the Green Line to see the sea for many years; but during this trip home, he was able to visit the Mediterranean shore. On August 6, 2003 he went swimming with his young nephew Samer Abu Ajamieh and their girlfriends from Ramallah , and both drowned near the Port of Jaffa .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian artist Hasan (Hassan) Hourani ( , 1974 – August 6, 2003) was a Palestinian artist, born in Hebron , Palestine . He attended the College of Fine Art in Baghdad , Iraq from 1993-97. In 2001 he arrived in New York City and presented his one-man show "One Day, One Night" in the UN building. He then studied at the Art Students League of New York and continued to live in the city for several years. His work has been exhibited in Palestine , Iraq, Egypt , Jordan , South Korea , New York and Houston . In 2003, he returned home for a visit. Like nearly all West Bank Palestinians, he had been barred from traveling across the Green Line to see the sea for many years; but during this trip home, he was able to visit the Mediterranean shore. On August 6, 2003 he went swimming with his young nephew Samer Abu Ajamieh and their girlfriends from Ramallah , and both drowned near the Port of Jaffa .
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palestinian artist
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palestinian artist born in hebron
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