The UN will commemorate Nakba Day for the first time in 2023: Nakba Day acknowledges ongoing Israeli aggression and the Zionist destruction of Palestinian lives and peace in Palestine

& Nakba Day marks the official beginning of the ongoing Palestinian Refugee crisis as Israel continues to destroy Palestinian homes, displacing Palestinian men, women, and children, and denying Palestinian refugees the inalienable natural and legal right to return to original homes and lands.  Israel continues to usurp Palestinian land, rights & freedom...

Nakba Day is marked annually by Palestinians on May 15 to remember the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and areas in 1948 after the founding of Israel.

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Sliman Mansour: The Nazarene (الناصري), oil on canvas, 1993 . Happy Easter from Palestine عيد فصح مجيد من فلسطين

The Nazarene (الناصري), oil on canvas, 1993 . Happy Easter from Palestine عيد فصح مجيد من فلسطين

 

Sliman Mansour: Jerusalem (القدس), oil on canvas, 1978 "Ramadan Kareem to all...May God accept the fast of those observing this holy month. May it brings peace and blessings to us all."

Sliman Mansour 

Jerusalem (القدس), oil on canvas, 1978
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Ramadan Kareem to all...May God accept the fast of those observing this holy month. May it brings peace and blessings to us all.

 

Palestine Keys to homes ... & peace

Palestine Keys to homes ... & peace

Rima

Rima Najjar in a traditional Palestinian Embroidered Thobe

 

Rima 

 

Rima- connected

by family and Palestine.

She travels the world online and on foot,

following the art and the history

of and for Palestine.

Rima's goodness

(her greatness)

has a reach far beyond

the leap of literary awareness

and books, far beyond

the rainbow colors and hues of paint

and tile and trees and flowers in spring

all for and of Palestine.

Rima shares, shares the beauty she finds,

shares the challenges and routes

whereby humans connect

over and over through the years.

Rima shares knowledge and facts

and empathy and compassion

and character

Rima is as exquisite

as the roses her sister tends.

Where music and art for Palestine might be

she is there, in body or spirit

she is there for and of Palestine.

poem copyright © 2022 Anne Selden Annab

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. 

Palestine's many Christmases: Faces of diversity in the cradle of Christianity

The old city of Bethlehem houses numerous convents, chapels and monasteries of different Christian communities are present [Qassam Muaddi / TNA]

 

As always, please go to the original link to read the story in full, and share it if you can so more people might see and think about it.

Palestine's many Christmases: Faces of diversity in the cradle of Christianity: Christmas celebrations in Palestine culminate on December 25. But inside Bethlehem itself, the diversity of Christian traditions translates into different dates of celebration, for different communities.

Palestinian Christian families visit the Nativity grotto, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, seeking blessings for their children [Qassam Muaddi / TNA]

 https://english.alaraby.co.uk/features/palestines-many-christmases-faces-christian-diversity

 

UNESCO » Culture » Intangible Heritage » Lists » The art of embroidery in Palestine, practices, skills, knowledge and rituals

The art of embroidery in Palestine, practices, skills, knowledge and rituals

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Inscribed in 2021 (16.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The art of traditional embroidery is widespread in Palestine. Originally made and worn in rural areas, the practice is now common in all of Palestine and among members of the diaspora. Women’s village clothing usually consists of a long dress, trousers, a jacket, a headdress and a veil. Each of these garments is embroidered with a variety of symbols including birds, trees and flowers. The choice of colours and designs indicates the woman’s regional identity and marital and economic status. On the main garment, the loose-fitting dress called a thob, the chest, sleeves and cuffs are covered with embroidery. Embroidered, vertical panels run down the dress from the waist. The embroidery is sewn with silk thread on wool, linen or cotton. Embroidery is a social and intergenerational practice, as women gather in each other’s homes to practise embroidery and sewing, often with their daughters. Many women embroider as a hobby, and some produce and sell embroidered pieces to supplement their family’s income, either on their own or in collaboration with other women. These groups gather in each other’s homes or in community centres, where they may also market their work. The practice is transmitted from mother to daughter and through formal training courses.

 

🇵🇸 Another VICTORY 🇵🇸 The minister of culture of UNESCO added Palestinian Embroidery (Tatreez) to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list today

 

Another VICTORY The minister of culture of UNESCO added Palestinian Embroidery (Tatreez) to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list today after thieving 'israel' attempted to promote Tatreez as part of the 'israeli' culture (no such thing) during the Miss Universe pageant this past weekend.

Visualising Return exhibition in London December 2021

Photos shared by Maher Naji  followed by some photos from the online visual tour by the Palestinian Return Centre

"Maher's artwork is inspired by his family's memories of Palestine before 1948. He relies on his mother's vast details of her memories, for every line and shape in his paintings, his art is a means of preserving Palestinian culture in the midst of Israeli settler colonial siege. The memories he paints, are also the hopeful visualisations of return." RETURN WEEK

A Girl in a Jerusalem Dress

A Girl in a Jerusalem Dress by Maher Naji

Full digital tour can be found here

https://prc.org.uk/en/album/2/digital-gallery