Marcel Waley on Land Day
It was and will remain Palestine. For our grandparents, to us and to our grandchildren and great grandchildren - Marcel Waley
Saleem Al-Naffar
Rebel Voice write's that these 'sample works for speakers of English, [were] translated for the first time by his lifelong colleague Muhammad Jihad Ismael. “Life,” “Departure” and “O My Lovers” are collected in Naffar’s Poetic Works (Ramallah: Ministry of Culture Publications 2016).
Ahlam Bsharat & Umar Timol & Anne Galbraith
Ahlam Bsharat is a Palestinian novelist, poet, and children’s author, as well as a teacher of creative writing. She is a prominent and highly regarded author of YA novels in the Arab world, and her books have met with great success at the local and international levels. They have been included in IBBY lists, shortlisted for the Palestine Book Award (UK) and Etisalat Award for Children’s Literature (UAE). She has presented twice and run creative writing workshops at the Emirates Literature Festival in Dubai, and participated in numerous creative writing forums in Europe.
Bisan Owda
April 23/
They say that tomorrow is Eid, summer is gone, winter has arrived, then New Year, then summer again, Ramadan and Eid, and I stumble every day in a whole world designed from my nightmares.
There are a thousand soldiers and a thousand shells between me and my home.
Lux Eterna - Olive Tree
Lux’s art practices and experience have positioned her as a facilitator for Marina Abramović, live camerawoman for Anna Breckon and Nat Randall’s The Second Woman (Liveworks 2017) and Set Piece (Sydney Festival, Rising Festival Melbourne, 2022, her own definitive dance video work: Aura Nox Anima featured in Dance Cinema Organisation, TIVAF; alongside Bill Viola, Vivid Sydney & Instants Vidéo; Container TV Milan.
Malak Mattar - Ruth De Souza
The terror of being A PREGNANT WOMAN IN G*ZA during the ongoing genoci#de
Maisara Baroud
Renowned artist Maisara Baroud creates and shares this visual diary daily from Rafah where he is displaced as a result of Israel's genocide against Palestine and Palestinians. These four pieces were shared during the first week of March 2024.
Ibrahim Barghoud
"My paintings are not only for decorating the walls of buildings, but for the sake of penetrating the walls of hearts and urging them to love and peace".