"You can report me but how long will they imprison me? One day, two days, a month? Two months? a year? I will come out and kill you”. These were words Malak, 43, heard over and over from her abusive husband even while pregnant.

Between peace and violence, Tema describes to us the transition phase she is going through; she throws behind her back the abuse of her “kafeel”, the abuse of her ex-husband, and all the racism and discrimination she has to endure on a daily basis. She looks forward to hearing the children laughing and playing, and she shares with us the project she started after gaining her independence.

After thirty years of leading a life without an involved partner, Ghada decided to divorce her husband and did it without difficulty. “No luck, after thirty years of marriage... there was no luck.” Ghada is a mother of four. She took on the responsibility of raising and looking after them on her own. Despite all the challenges, she resisted and endured, and when she decided to get divorced, she was already financially independent.