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The ‘Disappearance’ of George Kirmiz: Unravelling a Palestinian Musical Mystery
By Issa Boulos and Louis Brehony “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 […]

Palestinian Engineer, Samar Al-Ghoul, Reclaims Macrame Art in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]

IN PHOTOS: ICRC Inaugurates Art Exhibition in Besieged Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]

On Your Own (Lewahdak): Song for Besieged Gaza
By Haidar Eid 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 […]

Musicians, Artists Withdraw from Berlin Music Festival over Israeli Partnership
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
By Louis Brehony 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, […]

Palestinian Singer, Nai Barghouti, Denied Entry to Egypt
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
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]

The Minions Have Made It to Gaza, and the Kids Love It (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]

‘If the Singer is Silenced’: Music of the Unity Intifada
By Louis Brehony 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 […]

Palestinian Singer Boycotts Dubai Expo Invite over UAE Normalization with Israel (VIDEO)
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)
By Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh 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 […]

IN PHOTOS: 45 Palestinian Women and Their Art
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza 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 […]

Over 20 International Performers Pull out of Sydney Festival over ‘Artwashing’ of Israeli Apartheid
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)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza 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 […]

Palestinian Artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Solo Show at The Art Institute of Chicago (PHOTOS)
By Romana Rubeo ‘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 […]

IN PHOTOS: Yasser Arafat in Charcoal on His Death Anniversary
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza 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 […]

Photo Essay: Gaza, It is a Matter of Perspective
By Mahmoud Nasser 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 […]

Simsimiyya: Songs of Resistance from Suez to Gaza (VIDEO)
By Haidar Eid 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 […]

‘No Room for Happiness’: Palestinian Actress Decries ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ after Winning Israeli Oscar
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]

A Lover from Palestine: A Stunning Musical Tribute to Palestinian Unity
By Samah Sabawi 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, […]

Farhaneen: Song of Joy from Gaza (VIDEO)
By Haidar Eid 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 […]

‘The Truth is My Weapon’: Bilal Khaled Reveals His Latest Masterpiece (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza 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 […]

Gaza in a Sardine Can: An Exceptional Palestinian Artist Tells an Extraordinary Story
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza 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 […]

Speaking to a Street Artist in Gaza: On Unicorns, Mickey Mouse and Confronting Your Fears
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 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 […]

‘Anti-Zionist Naples’: Award-Winning Italian Artist Speaks about Palestine and Why He Quit Photojournalism
By Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud 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 […]

Calls for Boycott as UAE Launches First Exhibition with Israeli Artists
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is calling for a boycott of the first-ever art exhibition of Israeli artists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which opened recently at […]