Dr. Abdullah

The inspiration for Jabbar came from the story of two injured Jenin fighters. Following a confrontation with Israeli forces during an invasion, they were taken to the hospital. When the IOF tracked them down there, Dr. Abdullah Abu Teen, the doctor on duty, grabbed one of the fighter’s rifles and went outside to face the occupation army.

Jabbar means mighty in Arabic, it comes from the root jabr, which means “to heal” or “to mend a broken bone.”

This image is a profound one: a doctor, in his white coat, holding a weapon, confronting the occupiers. The two acts—healing and fighting—are in sharp contrast, yet they are both defined by Jabbar. And in their totality, they lead to a singular result: the liberation of the people and the land.