Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Tadamon Montreal Rally 500 Artists in Solidarity
Montreal, Canada – February 25th 2010. Today, a broad spectrum of Montreal artists are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and supporting the growing international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli state. Last winter, the Israeli state launched a violent military assault on [...]
Found Art Criminalized in Palestine-Israel
Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a school teacher and coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall, was indicted in an Israeli military court yesterday. Abu Rahmah was charged with arms possession for collecting the tear gas canisters, shot at demonstrators in Bil’in by Israeli armed forces, that he used in the creation of this sculpture:
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Smiles In Gaza as the Quest for Freedom Continues
Gaza City, Palestine – October 13th, 2009. Steadfast in their smiles of innocence, children of Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the middle of the Gaza Strip, enjoyed the launching today of ‘Quest For Smile’, an after-school event of performance and entertainment organized in Gaza and sponsored internationally. The celebration was attended by an estimated 200 children, [...]
Wafa Hourani Shows ‘Qalandia 2087′ in Istanbul, Turkey
The ever-smiling Palestinian artist Wafa Hourani’s quiet behaviors come at a striking contrast to the outspokenness of his work “Qalandia 2087,” which depicts a futuristic version of the Qalandia refugee camp. The work is allows the viewer to walk around in the “streets” of Qalandia and features live goldfish. The artist aims to push Palestinians [...]
Seattle – Artists To End The Occupation Presents
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NMI presents Gaza Over and Over
No-More-Ignorance (NMI), is an international group of artists who struggle together against War, Propaganda, and Human right violations around the world. They recently presented their latest group work, Gaza Over and Over , a 70 page document summarizing Israel’s military aggression on the Gaza Strip from December 2008 until February 2009. It contains photos, data, [...]
Gaza Photo Show – Together We Make it Happen
As part of its celebration of 25 years in the world and 10 years in Palestine, Islamic Relief in Gaza cordially invites friends and partners to attend this photo exhibition. The show displays a number of photos documenting life in Palestine and IR activities in Gaza, Palestine and worldwide.
Host: Islamic Relief, Palestine
Time: May 13-14, 2009
Location: Rashad Al-Shawwa [...]
Farid Esack – The Longest Letter complete
“I come from apartheid South Africa.
Arriving in your land, the land of Palestine, the sense of deja vu is inescapable. I am struck by the similarities. In some ways, all of us are the children of our histories. Yet, we may also choose to be struck by the stories of others. Perhaps this ability is [...]
Landscapes of Desire – John Halaka show at The Jerusalem Fund, DC
John Halaka’s drawings Landscapes of Desire are inspired by the ruins of Palestinian villages and homes that were destroyed by Israel during and after the 1948 ethnic cleansing of Palestine. The images compel the viewer to reflect on the unrelenting effort by the Jewish State to annihilate a culture that refuses to disappear and an [...]
