WASHINGTON, March 21, 2007 (WAFA) - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced that it will be exhibiting the 'Picture Balata' photo collection at the Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Heritage Center located in the ADC National Headquarters building from April 8 to 30.

ADC said in a press release that Picture Balata puts the camera into the hands of the children born, raised, and living under the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Participants ranging from ages 11 to 18 photograph their life in the Balata refugee camp, which is located outside of the West Bank city of Nablus.

The Balata refugee camp is home to almost 25,000 residents living on less than one square kilometer, Balata is the most densely populated refugee camp within the West Bank. In recent years, Balata has seen hundreds of deaths and arrests, dozens of home demolitions and the camp is subject to near-nightly invasions by the Israeli forces.

It is here the 'Picture Balata' workshop was started to teach youth from the camp about photography. What resulted was a way for the youth to document their lives and tell their stories, said ACD.

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