196:, until the building was destroyed by a fire caused by an Israeli bombardment. One of his paintings is on display at the Ministry of Culture of Gaza. Ghaben was arrested in 1984 on charges of "inciting violence" by Israel. He was married to Faiza. He married her at the age of 19 and soon was the father of 8. After dropping out of primary school, Ghaben worked as a newspaper seller, for 15 years, and at a citrus orchard. Out of the children he had, of which he said was 16 but wasn't sure about the exact number, one of his sons named Hossam died from cancer at the age of 18. Ghaben was arrested and detained for 45 days in 1975.
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216:. He was one of the founders of the Association of Fine Artists and Artists in Gaza. He represented Palestine at the Arab Plastic Artists, which is based in Cairo. He was the founder of Fathi Ghaben Center of Arts, which helped discover promising young artists in Gaza. As of 2015, he resided in
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