By Reem Anbar Throughout this genocide, I have yearned to be alongside my people as a musician and music therapist. If I could have been in Gaza, I would have run, oud in hand, across […]
By Louis Brehony “I believe that the beginning of the real work of liberating Palestine is the appearance of the Palestinian fida’i who carries the rifle, gun and grenade, who crosses the wires and existing […]
By Rebecca Romani Lababidi links Gaza clearly to other genocides, passing through Elie Wiesel to the memories of genocide at the hands of the American government for the Lakota and Dakota Sioux at Standing Rock. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Formed in 1984 by Ayub Mayet and Jeremy Karodia, The Mavrix began composing music of resistance against apartheid in South Africa. The South African band, The Mavrix, recently announced on […]
By Robert Inlakesh In the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas-led operation al-Aqsa Flood, Elias Khoury wrote an article that attracted massive criticism in the Western and Israeli media. Award-winning novelist Elias Khoury passed away […]
By Ayah Victoria McKhail The celebrated Palestinian artist and primary school teacher created an extraordinary collection of visual narratives, leaving behind a profound legacy. On October 13, 2023, Palestinian artist Heba Zagout was killed by […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ghaben needed to travel abroad to complete his treatment, due to the lack of medicines and oxygen in Gaza, but the occupation authorities did not allow him to leave the […]
By Benay Blend Palestine has long been home to resistance music, too. In Palestinian Music in Exile: Voices of Resistance (2023), Louis Brehony chronicles the history of Palestinian music in refugee camps close to Palestine, […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Street Art has been speaking volumes around the world, raising the voice of the Palestinian people. This time, in Barcelona, an installation titled ‘The Children of Peace’. An art installation […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Several renowned artists, including actors, poets and writers, have added their voices in support of South Africa’s historic case charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications has opened an art exhibit consisting of paintings and drawings by the children of Gaza. The exhibition, under the title ‘Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Child Artists Exhibition’, […]
By Romana Rubeo Last November, Italian comic strip artist and illustrator Francesca Ghermandi, along with other artists launched what they described as “the first anti-war initiative in the history of comic strips in Italy.” […]
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle In recent weeks, it would be hard for visitors not to capture the numerous pro-Palestine murals in the picturesque area of Bo-Kaap in Cape Town. Nestled on […]
By Stuart Ashton The cactus [saber] exemplifies the cactus-like Palestinian of today … rooted in the land, and locked in a dark present – Nasser Abufarha You are like your belovèd saber plant Impossible to […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of art and culture figures in the United Kingdom have signed an open letter calling for an immediate end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, describing the situation as […]
By Sammy Baroud Another star who recently took to social media to weigh in on the bombardment of Gaza is Seattle-based American rapper and artist Macklemore. The two-time Grammy winner, who has had multiple songs […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Adorned by their black and white scarves, Keffiyeh, and traditional Palestinian clothes, scores of young Palestinian talents took part in the ‘Save the Future’ concert in Gaza City. The event […]
By David Harrop On my first night in Palestine in Nablus in 2011, I sat transfixed as I watched a Dabke troupe of Palestinian youth leap and dance with pride in their culture and defiance […]
Despite Palestinian attempts at retrieving some of the numerous stolen items, they have failed. The Israeli government is working to recover several ancient relics loaned to the White House in 2019 and later stored at […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The exhibition included works of art that were engraved and hand-printed, archaeological landmarks in the Gaza Strip, and postage stamps used in Palestine during previous eras. Palestinian artists in the […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A few weeks after the Israeli war in Gaza subsided, taking the impoverished Strip back to a status quo of a hermetic siege and economic blockade, artists from across the […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The art form used in the event varied greatly, as some artists painted, and others wrote or sculpted. Even before the rubble was fully removed from some of the destroyed […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Toys, clothes, and other items adorned small tables, along with the photos of six children, who were among the 33 Palestinians killed in Gaza when Israel launched a five-day war […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Spotify and Apple Music decided to remove the song ‘Ana Dammi Falastini’ (My Blood is Palestinian) by Palestinian artist Mohammed Assaf, citing allegations of antisemitism, Roya News reported on Sunday. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff British popstar Sam Smith decided to cancel the planned concert in Tel Aviv next month, organizers announced on Friday. “Due to unforeseen technical and logistical problems, there will be no […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘We Breathe Freedom’ was the title of the latest art gallery inaugurated in Gaza in support of Palestinian prisoners. Depicting the suffering, struggles but also resistance and sumud – steadfastness […]
By Louis Brehony “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.” […]
By Louis Brehony 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 […]
By Shahd Safi – Gaza “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 […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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