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The late Palestinian scholar, Edward Said, remarked that Palestinians had been denied permission to narrate their history and speak of the day-to-day experiences of life in the margins. Here, we reclaim that permission to narrate our own stories.
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Hisham B. Sharabi, Ph.D. 1927 2005 On January 13, 2005, the international community lost a leading Arab and Palestinian intellectual and activist. Dr. Hisham Sharabi died in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday evening. He was 78 years old. Born in Jaffa, Palestine, Dr. Sharabi’s political activism started at an early age. In 1947, Dr. Sharabi graduated … Read more
Mural reproductions by Ismail and Tamam Shammout
“Trees of Hope: Celebrating the Olive Harvest” was a festive celebration of the role that the olive harvest plays in the traditional society and economy of Palestinians. At the exhibit’s opening, Palestinian master carver Nimir Rishmawi demonstrated for the first time in the U.S. the artistry of olive wood carving as it is done in Bethlehem.
The Gallery exhibited the paintings of Egyptian artist Mona El-Bayoumi from 1 October – 10 November 2004. The exhibit showcased 43 new pieces reflecting on the consequences of war in the Arab World. Using iconographic imagery, saturated colors, and whimsical subtlety, Bayoumi provided a provocative and unsettling commentary on the human side of the current conflicts, most notably the war in Iraq and the Palestinian struggle for self-determination.
Art expert Dagmar Painter curated an exhibition of traditional and contemporary objects and writings.
“Rising before dawn, they lined the edges of the ship, as they sailed into New York Harbor for the very first time.” From “Coming to America,” a painting with narrative by Helen Zughaib.
On view at The Jerusalem Fund Gallery through March, the paintings of Galilee born artist Zahi Khamis capture a deep sense of loss, anxiety and yearning for Palestine. His style has been described as follows: “Combining legend with memory, anger with beauty, and abstraction with poetry, Zahi’s work offers a colorful map of the collective spirit of resistance.”
Photographs by Michael J. Keating
22 March 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli military setting up system of ‘creeping curfew’ Israel seems to be using a system of ‘creeping curfew’ to escalate its control over Palestinians in the West Bank without drawing the attention of the international media and community, civil society organizations based in the West Bank and Gaza Strip … Read more
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