Inspired by the global success of the website and Facebook page Humans of New York, three Qatar residents have started up their own version of the venture, offering glimpses into the different lives of people living in the Gulf country.
Egyptian Khalid Zidan, 31, his New Zealand wife Elizabeth and Palestinian colleague Abdullah Al Talla spend around 20 hours of their own time during evenings and weekends approaching strangers in malls, in parks and on the streets.
They take their photographs and ask personal and philosophical questions for short profiles that are then posted daily on their Humans of the Middle East Facebook and Instagram pages.
To encourage people to share different aspects of their lives here in Qatar and back home, they asked various probing questions:
- What’s the biggest obstacle in your life?
- Who is the most loved person you have lost?
- If you had the chance to live your life again, what would you do differently?
And while a few people have declined to engage, most have been keen to talk and share, Zidan said.
Original article by Lesley Walker
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