New Shepard Fairey print commemorates killed Palestinian child Hind Rajab

A new limited edition print by OBEY founder and artist Shepard Fairey commemorates Hind Rajab, two years after the five-year-old was killed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Announced yesterday (January 29) via Instagram, it features a portrait of her, marked with ​“Remember Hind Rajab”. Available to purchase online, proceeds from its sale will be donated to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.

Fairey wrote: ​“Two years ago today, Hind Rajab’s dreams were stolen.

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“She dreamed of becoming a doctor – to help people, to heal. She loved the sea. She loved the colour pink,” he continued. ​“She loved her family. She loved to play. She was a child, exactly as children everywhere are: full of tenderness, curiosity, and big dreams for a future she never got to live.

“This portrait is a moment of remembrance – and an act of refusal. Refusal to let her be reduced to a statistic. Refusal to let the world look away.”

On January 29, 2024, Rajab’s family was attempting to flee Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled by the Israeli military forces. Five of her family members were killed, with Rajab and her cousin managing to contact the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) as they were stuck in the vehicle. She spent hours on the phone begging for help.

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Rajab, and the paramedics from the PRCS who tried to rescue her, were later found dead after Israeli forces withdrew from the area.

Those moments are reconstructed in a new film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, The Voice of Hind Rajab, which uses the phone call that she made as its basis. The film has been nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.

In the announcement post for the print, Fairey added: ​“Hind’s story, told in The Voice of Hind Rajab is not an exception. It is the story of tens of thousands of Palestinian children whose names we will never know, whose dreams were never recorded, whose lives were stolen in silence.

“Remembering Hind is a call to action – to do everything in our power to protect and fight for the millions of Palestinian children who are still trying to live. To show up and demand every child be afforded the right to live. To play. To hope. To dream. To live in dignity and not constant fear.”

Remember Hind Rajab by Shepard Fairey is available to purchase via Willa. Donate to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society via its official website.

Isaac Muk is Huck’s digital editor. Follow him on Bluesky.

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