Nelson Mandela’s Poet Laureate Zolani Mkiva released a tribute song to Palestinian icon and leader Yasser Arafat on November 29, marking United Nations Day for Palestine. The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People […]
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 […]
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, […]
More than 600 international musicians have signed an appeal calling upon their peers to boycott performances in Israel in solidarity with Palestine, Consequence Sound has reported. The signatories include Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, Serj […]
On April 1, a mural appeared in the Southern Italian city of Naples, depicting Palestinian workers lining at an Israeli military checkpoint near the occupied city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank. It is called […]
Ismail Matar is known in southern Gaza as the ‘Painter of the Refugee Camp’. And there is a good reason for that. A refugee himself, Matar, 22, paints mostly on the walls of the Khan […]
Why does Israel hate Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf? On October 16, Avi Dichter, Israeli Member of Parliament from the right-wing Likud Party, announced that Assaf’s special permit to enter the occupied Palestinian West Bank would […]
Palestinian artists Wisam Abu al-Amrin and Rifqah Hijazi paint large murals on Gaza city walls to raise awareness of the importance of wearing the mask as a prevention tool against the COVID-19. (The Palestine Chronicle)
The Palestinian Ministry of Culture has mourned Palestinian artist Mohammad Joulani who died on Friday at the age of 37, saying “his passing constitutes a loss for the Palestinian artistic and cultural scene.” Born in […]
As Israel continues its bombing of Gaza for the 15th night in a row, while its sole power plant is forced to shut due to Israel’s decision to ban fuel from entering the Strip, and […]
‘MCA Abdul’ is a young rapper from Gaza. His real name is Abdul Rahman. The 11-year-old boy is acquiring much-deserved attention for his powerful songs and delivery style, made more profound by the fact that […]
British street artist Banksy will donate the proceeds from the auction of one of his works, valued at over $1 million, to a Palestinian hospital, one of his collaborators told AFP on Monday. Titled “Mediterranean […]
Amid the barren hills of the Jordan Valley, Palestinian artist Khadeeja Bisharat paints scenes of bulldozers and demolitions, a reflection of fears of what may happen to her isolated Bedouin community if Israel annexes land […]
Palestinian artists putting final touches on a mural in Gaza City, exhibiting solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who have contracted the coronavirus inside Israeli prisons. There are nearly 5,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. To learn […]
Famous Spanish singer, songwriter and long-time Palestine supporter, Luis Eduardo Aute, passed away in Madrid on Saturday, April 4, at the age of 76. Aute was known for his songs celebrating beauty and love, but […]
The title quote is taken from Martin Luther King’s Speech in 1967 on August 16, 1967, at the Eleventh Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta. Summing up past achievements, he noted that the movement […]
In 2014 Santa Feans for Justice in Palestine (SFJP) put up posters on an adobe wall on the corner of Old Pecos Trail and Camino Lejo, a busy intersection that is the gateway to Museum […]
In a well-attended event in London held on Friday December 13, the Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) announced the winners of the annual Palestinian Tradition Awards for the preservation of Palestinian heritage, with categories in […]
In the title quote, Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) expresses his desire for a space that preserves Palestinian identity within a broader context. As a participant, he would have felt quite at home at Palestine Writes, described […]
The younger brother of supermodel Gigi Hadid has released a music video which he filmed during his recent visit to the occupied Palestinian territories. Nineteen-year-old Anwar Hadid uploaded “Progression 101” to Instagram as part of […]
Recent articles in the Israeli media have highlighted a controversy surrounding renowned Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, former artistic director of Batsheva and recently also connected with Ballet BC in Canada. He made comments on Israeli […]
Rim Banna, a famous Palestinian singer who translated Palestine’s most moving poetry into song, passed away last March at the age of 51. Banna captured the struggle for Palestinian freedom in the most dignified and […]
The Israeli broadcaster of the Eurovision said Iceland could be punished for holding up Palestinian flags during live coverage of the competition’s voting results. Members of the Hatari group held up Palestinian flags with ‘Palestine’ […]
The Icelandic band Hatari created a stir at Eurovision 2019 when they displayed banners in support of Palestine, highlighting the controversial nature of this year’s competition hosted in Tel Aviv, Israel. The band, who landed the […]
Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip today performed a concert to call for the boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in Israel on Saturday. The Jusoor International Communications Group held a […]
Palestinian artists and cultural centers called for a boycott of Eurovision 2019, to be held in Tel Aviv on May 18. Several Gaza Strip artists and cultural centers signed this call to urge Eurovision participants […]
In an open letter recently published on the Guardian, 20 British filmmakers and writers including Mike Leigh, Leila Sansour, Ken Loach and Prahitbha Parmar criticized the hosting of an Israeli government-sponsored film festival in the […]
British band Slovo who declined offers to play in Israel has released a song highlighting Israeli apartheid and calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, which contains the lyric: “I don’t […]
Winning the 2019 Eurovision competition in Tel Aviv will be a poisoned chalice. The winners will not only take home a glass trophy but also the reputation of artwashing Israeli crimes against the Palestinians. Are […]
American award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer, John Legend, recently spoke out about standing up for human rights for Palestinians while on the “Real Time With Bill Maher” show. Legend appeared, on Saturday, on the “Real […]
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