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‘Made with Love’: Palestinian Filmmakers Preview New Release of Gaza Bride 17 (PHOTOS)

January 23, 2023

“Our conversation began with the question ‘why Gaza?’ and I think many people will have the same question. For me this, is a question of the essential duty of art and cinema.” – Waseem Kher, […]

Haifa-Based Band Darbet Shams Release New Album

November 18, 2022

After months of performing and organizing, the Palestinian band Darbet Shams released their debut album on November 11. Entitled Shu Bidur al-Amal (‘Hope doesn’t hurt’), the recording crystallizes the youth energy and optimism of the […]

‘When I Paint, I Feel Pleasure and Relief’: Challenges Faced by Young Artists in Gaza

November 14, 2022

“When I paint, I feel pleasure and relief. Painting is how I cope with this exhausting reality,” says Walid Al Yaqoubi, one of many young people in Gaza who find art helps them survive psychologically […]

‘Promise of Heaven’: Palestinian Artists Mark the Balfour Declaration (PHOTOS)

November 3, 2022

An exhibition was launched in Gaza on November 3 to mark the 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, under the title “Palestine is the Promise of Heaven”. Many artists took part in the exhibition, organized […]

‘The Witness’ Raises Awareness of Violence against Women (PHOTOS)

October 31, 2022

A play entitled “The Witness”, attracted hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza.  The play, a local production, raises awareness of violence against women in the Gaza Strip.  “This initiative is part of a group of initiatives […]

The ‘Disappearance’ of George Kirmiz: Unravelling a Palestinian Musical Mystery

October 13, 2022

“Anā ismī shaʿb filisṭīn” – my name is the Palestinian people. Song lyrics that would ring out in the refugee camps and university campuses, from quickly duplicated cassettes sold by the thousand. Their singer, George […]

Palestinian Engineer, Samar Al-Ghoul, Reclaims Macrame Art in Gaza (PHOTOS)

October 10, 2022

Samar Al-Ghoul is a 36-years-old Palestinian engineer, specializing in decoration and interior design. She is also a lecturer at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. Al-Ghoul is particularly interested in arts and crafts, especially macrame art, and […]

IN PHOTOS: ICRC Inaugurates Art Exhibition in Besieged Gaza

September 28, 2022

Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Gaza siege, the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza (ICRC) organized an art exhibition, entitled “Modern Visual Art Exhibit”. Palestine Chronicle Interviews Deputy Head of @ICRC in […]

On Your Own (Lewahdak): Song for Besieged Gaza

August 27, 2022

This song has been released at a cultural event in Gaza titled ‘A World of Our Own: Besiege Your Siege’, celebrating Palestinian culture and emphasizing its organic relation with resistance. Palestinian cultural figures were present […]

Musicians, Artists Withdraw from Berlin Music Festival over Israeli Partnership

August 26, 2022

Several American, English, and French singers have pulled out of Berlin’s Pop Kultur Festival due to the event’s partnership with the city’s Cultural Department of the Embassy of Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. French […]

Gaza’s Zeinab Shaath: The Urgent Call of Palestine

August 9, 2022

She whispers above the roars of the guns Beckoning to all her daughters and sons – “The Urgent Call of Palestine,” Lalita Panjabi Though she was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, songwriter Zeinab Shaath […]

Palestinian Singer, Nai Barghouti, Denied Entry to Egypt

August 3, 2022

A Palestinian singer has been denied entry to Egypt after she was due to perform at two scheduled concerts in Cairo, The New Arab reported. Nai Barghouti was denied entry after she arrived at Cairo […]

In Photos: Gaza’s Artistically Able Generation

July 23, 2022

For the first time in Gaza, people with disabilities are embarking on a new journey of healing and recovery from the scars of war through theatrical art. During the latest Israeli aggression on the besieged […]

The Minions Have Made It to Gaza, and the Kids Love It (PHOTOS)

July 12, 2022

A children’s cinema has just been opened at the Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center, in the besieged Gaza Strip. On the second day of the Eid, it featured Minions: The Rise of Gru. The Palestine Chronicle met […]

‘If the Singer is Silenced’: Music of the Unity Intifada

May 6, 2022

As the May 2021 rebellion across historic Palestine struck back at colonialist violence and ripped apart the artificial seams of a terrorized, subordinate coexistence, two worlds came into view, colliding in physical confrontation and revelation […]

Palestinian Singer Boycotts Dubai Expo Invite over UAE Normalization with Israel (VIDEO)

February 2, 2022

Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh has boycotted an invite to the Dubai Expo 2020 over the United Arab Emirates’ normalization with Israel, The New Arab reported. The singer, who says she declined many other official […]

‘When Kids Dream’: A ‘Remarkable’ Gaza Operetta Tells of Tragedy and Hope (PHOTO ESSAY)

January 29, 2022

An art operetta entitled ‘When Kids Dream’ was held in the Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center on Saturday, with the aim of displaying the ongoing hardship and oppression young people in Gaza are experiencing, due to […]

IN PHOTOS: 45 Palestinian Women and Their Art

January 18, 2022

The artwork and embroideries of 45 Palestinian women from the Gaza Strip were selected to participate in an art gallery known as the Riyadiat – women pioneers.  The gallery was sponsored by the Gaza municipality […]

Over 20 International Performers Pull out of Sydney Festival over ‘Artwashing’ of Israeli Apartheid

January 8, 2022

More than 20 international performers have pulled out of the 2022 Sydney Festival over the “artwashing” of the Israeli apartheid and oppression of the Palestinian people, media reports have said, as conveyed by the Palestinian […]

Hope Through Art: Happy New Year from Mohammed Tutah (PHOTOS)

December 31, 2021

Mohammed Tutah lost his leg when an Israeli missile fell on his house in the Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City on December 29, 2008. Several members of his family were killed on that day. […]

Palestinian Artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Solo Show at The Art Institute of Chicago (PHOTOS)

December 21, 2021

‘If Only This Mountain between us Could Be Ground to Dust’ is the first exhibition by Palestinian artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme in a major US museum. Curated by Maite Borjabad López-Pastor, the exhibition […]

IN PHOTOS: Yasser Arafat in Charcoal on His Death Anniversary

November 10, 2021

Palestinian artist Naji Nasr is putting the final touches on his latest painting, ‘Abu Ammar’, the nom de guerre of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who passed away on November 11, 2004. Nasr, a well-known […]

Photo Essay: Gaza, It is a Matter of Perspective

October 14, 2021

Driving around in Gaza, you see, feel, and experience too much. It’s overwhelming, all too hectic and chaotic, but then everything, for a moment, subsides. This means you saw something, that thing makes you forget […]

Simsimiyya: Songs of Resistance from Suez to Gaza (VIDEO)

October 12, 2021

In 1956 the dying colonial powers, Britain and France, in cahoots with apartheid Israel launched a tripartite aggression against Egypt after its heroic decision to nationalize the Suez Canal. England occupied the city of Suez […]

‘No Room for Happiness’: Palestinian Actress Decries ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ after Winning Israeli Oscar

October 7, 2021

Palestinian actress Juna Suleiman said that she could not enjoy the best leading actress award at the Ophir Awards Ceremony because of the “ongoing ethnic cleansing” perpetrated by Israel, Israeli media reported. The film “Let […]

A Lover from Palestine: A Stunning Musical Tribute to Palestinian Unity

August 16, 2021

A new young Palestinian generation scattered across the world, divided by language and time barriers, have come together to produce this lyrical, musical and visual feat. Sung by Rahaf Shamaly in Gaza, Hamada Nasrallah and […]

Farhaneen: Song of Joy from Gaza (VIDEO)

August 5, 2021

Towards the end of the latest Israeli horrific onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip in May 2021, the idea of producing a new song about the Sumud (steadfastness) of the people of historic Palestine – those who […]

‘The Truth is My Weapon’: Bilal Khaled Reveals His Latest Masterpiece (PHOTOS)

July 22, 2021

Palestinian artist Bilal Khaled is not only famous in Gaza for his outstanding  Arabic calligraphy skills but worldwide as well. News of his accomplishments has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, […]

Gaza in a Sardine Can: An Exceptional Palestinian Artist Tells an Extraordinary Story

June 21, 2021

From inside a very small studio, in the Saftawi area in northern Gaza City, Palestinian refugee Mohammed Jahlash is soaring with his art to new heights. He turns discarded sardine cans into portraits telling the […]

Speaking to a Street Artist in Gaza: On Unicorns, Mickey Mouse and Confronting Your Fears

June 1, 2021

Gaza Artist Osama Abu Hamra has many talents. But he is popular among the Gaza kids for face painting.  The Palestine Chronicle caught up with Abu Hamra while sitting in the ruins of a cafeteria, […]

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