{"id":76688,"date":"2025-01-21T21:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=76688"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:30:55","slug":"eyad-abou-kasem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/eyad-abou-kasem\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyad Abou Kasem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_a78eb4fe811432407239d0d1e9e4b08d\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--m width--default\">\n        <h1>Eyad Abou Kasem<\/h1>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pinned-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"pinned-block__column--left\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-1400x1400.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-1400x1400.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-1920x1920.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-1050x1050.jpeg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-670x670.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-420x420.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-52x52.jpeg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-68x68.jpeg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eyad-Abou-Kasem.jpeg 2048w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"1400\"\n                alt=\"\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"pinned-block__column--right\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eyad<\/strong> <strong>Abou Kasem<\/strong>, born in Damascus, Syria, in 1986, is a documentary photographer and visual artist. His work deals with subjects such as migration, identity and the impact of conflict on individuals and communities. Eyad graduated from the Faculty of Literature in Damascus and is currently studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram: @eyad.aboukasem<br>Email: sayheyeyad@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_aeb9ac817c89bcbc94a9ec6328fc4626\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--xs width--default\">\n        <h2>Eyad\u2019s articles<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n<article class=\"post-teaser teaser-single--full has-spacing--m post-76614 magazin type-magazin status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-familie-beziehungen-en tag-video-en tag-youth magazinkategorie-traces\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/traces\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Traces<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/traces\/growing-up-bend-a-tree-while-it-is-young\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\u2018Bend a tree while it is young\u2019.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">Burcu, 26, on her background, expectations and what it means to shape your own life.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/traces\/growing-up-bend-a-tree-while-it-is-young\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<video class=\"post__video\" autoplay loop muted playsinline>\n\t<source src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burcu_Erwachsenwerden-loop.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\tYour browser does not support the video tag.\n<\/video>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Recommended by the editors<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/advice\/losing-motivation-in-a-creative-job\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Advice<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Losing motivation in a creative job: how to get your enthusiasm for work back.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Even people who turn their passion into a profession know what it is like to lose motivation. We show you why joy can turn into a chore \u2013 and the concrete steps that will help you win back your enthusiasm.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Schlag_Carlotta-Steinkamp-768x512.jpeg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Schlag_Carlotta-Steinkamp-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Schlag_Carlotta-Steinkamp-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Schlag_Carlotta-Steinkamp-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, 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2048w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/queer-footballers\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Queer footballers: \u2018It can break a player very quickly\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Why no active Bundesliga professional has come out \u2013 even though clubs, associations and fans have long been flying the rainbow colours.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stadion-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stadion-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stadion-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stadion-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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                        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/advice\/overcoming-creative-block\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Advice<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Overcoming creative block: why it happens and how to get back into the flow.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Creative block is frustrating \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t have to last. Find out why it happens, what it is trying to tell you and how to overcome it step by step and get back into the flow.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-768x509.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1920x1273.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1400x928.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1050x696.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-670x444.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-420x278.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-150x99.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"509\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Glittering water surface\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/gen-z-and-work\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Work<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Gen Z and work: is the \u2018lazy generation\u2019 just a stereotype?                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Lazy, spoilt, demanding? Gen Z is fighting for its reputation \u2013 and it\u2019s their work ethic above all that\u2019s being called into question. Is there anything to the stereotypes?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-768x768.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-96x96.jpg 96w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"768\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Pieces of fruit lie in a row against a white background. Stuck-on moustaches, hats and hair give them human features. The fruit is meant as a pun: in German, \u2018faul\u2019 means both \u2018rotten\u2019 and \u2018lazy\u2019 \u2013 just like Generation Z, supposedly.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/power-and-control\/self-empowerment-out-of-the-feeling-of-powerlessness\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Power and control<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018For me, power means having a say over my own life\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Six young people on how they leave the feeling of helplessness behind \u2013 and redefine strength.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-768x505.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1400x920.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-1050x690.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-670x440.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-420x276.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online_Magazin_Pha_Croissant_Was_ermaechtigt_mich-6-2-e1718133705410.jpg 1405w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"505\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Hannover, 25.06.2023, Nina Freckles\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/toxic-silence-when-silence-becomes-torture\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Silence<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Toxic silence: when silence becomes torture                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>No word, no explanation, no look: how deliberately ignoring someone hurts \u2013 and leaves its mark on many people from childhood.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8511-2-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"A little girl sits on her bed with her face in her hands, clearly distressed. 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