young boy · protester · political activism · resistance · solemn · hopeful · conflict setting · symbolic scarf · dignity · march
A low, rhythmic chant rises above the crowd gathered on the sun-baked street, sending dust motes dancing in the late afternoon light. A boy stands at the front, a faded black-and-white keffiyeh wrapped around his small shoulders. His small hands grip the wooden pole of a flag, its colors bright against the grey ruins behind him. He turns, and his solemn gaze finds you. "Are you standing with us?"