Mother and her child (أم وطفلها), mud on wood, 2000 by Sliman Mansour of Palestine

Mother and her child (أم وطفلها), mud on wood, 2000 by Sliman Mansour of Palestine

During the first Intifada (1987 – 1993), Palestinians boycotted Israeli goods as a form of resistance. 

 

Artists, in their turn, boycotted Israeli art supplies. 

 

Four Palestinian artists, Vera Tamari, Nabil Anani, Tayseer Barakat, and myself, formed the “New Visions” group. 

 

Artists turned towards their environment and used wood, leather, mud, henna, natural dies, and found objects. 

 

This new approach helped to develop Palestinian art and formed a link between Palestinian art produced for several decades after Alnakbah and contemporary art created by young Palestinian artists.  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162242212696051&set=a.10150390568516051  

Eight-year-old Randa Sedar has instantly earned global attention and fame. The young chess protege from Palestine is the youngest participant at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram near Chennai, India.

  

Eight-year-old Randa Sedar has instantly earned global attention and fame. The young chess protege from Palestine is the youngest participant at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram near Chennai, India

The story of Randa Sedar, 8-year-old chess player from Palestine

• August 10, 2022
• Sports, Top Stories
• by pallavvjain

"The 44th Chess Olympiad is going on in Mamallapuram near Chennai, India. This city is decorated with the slogans of Namma Chennai Namma chess. The center of attraction in all this is 8-year-old chess player Randa Sedar from Palestine. She is the youngest player in this Olympiad. At a young age, Sedar is adept at playing chess. It was not easy for her to come to India from war-torn Palestine. But she came to India and is winning everyone’s heart with her talent. 

Randa Sedar is ranked second in the world for players of her age. On the second day of the tournament, Randa Sedar defeated Fahima Ali of Comoros in 39 moves. Randa may be young but big players find it difficult to understand her moves. Her height is so small that it is difficult for her to reach the chess board placed on the table. She sits on the chair with her knees bent and then plays.

Who is Randa Sedar?

Randa hails from the Hebron province of Palestine. She comes from a chess-playing family. She started playing chess at the age of 5. Sedar was taught to play chess by her father and is her coach. Her elder brother also plays chess and he is a FIED master.

Randa Sedar won the silver medal at the Palestine Women’s Chess Championship earlier this year.

In a country like Palestine, where the war is going on, girls are coming out from there and making their country shine in the world. It is a matter of great pride.  "  https://groundreport.in/who-is-randa-sedar-chess-player-from-palestine/  AS Always please go to the original link to read the story in full.

 

Randa has participated in many tournaments. Her second place in the Palestine women's championship qualified her for the #ChessOlympiad team.