Category Archives: Palestinian art & culture

From Looters to Gatekeepers: How Empire Still Holds the Keys

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Admin

Phalapoem editor, 26/09/25 For centuries, the great powers of Europe—Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and later the United States—swept across Africa, Asia and the Middle East with armies, missionaries and merchants. Behind the banners of “civilisation” … Continue reading →

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The World’s Shame: How Global Leaders Chose Silence Over Gaza’s Children

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Admin

Phalapoem editor, 8/10/25 As of this writing, over 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Among them are 1,000 infants — babies who never had a chance to take their first steps or speak their first words. This is not … Continue reading →

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 5a: Handala and the Mirror of Silence

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Admin

S.T. Salah, 08/10/25 Scene: A cracked mirror under a red sky. The faint hum of drones replaces birdsong. A barefoot boy — Handala — stands with his back turned, arms folded, forever ten. Before him stands the reflection of Israeli … Continue reading →

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7 Palestinian Artists You Need To Know About

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Admin

Art can change the world, and as these Palestinian artists are proof, it can also unravel the path to healing, transformation and greater understanding By Maghie Ghali  October 31, 2023 With the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed Gaza for decades, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Death of Empathy: How Israeli Society Turned Away from Genocide in Gaza

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Admin

Phalapoem editor, 07/10/25 After nearly two years of relentless Israeli bombardment, genocide, siege, and starvation in Gaza, much of Israeli society and media appear trapped in a bubble of selective empathy. News outlets and public discourse remain overwhelmingly focused on … Continue reading →

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Lowkey: Palestine will never die

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Admin
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Israeli Genocide  in Gaza and International Inaction

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Admin

See slides below Phalapoem editor, 27/09/25 Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and B’Tselem, have concluded that Israel’s system of governance in the occupied Palestinian territories meets the international legal definition of apartheid—a term derived from the 1973 U.N. Convention on … Continue reading →

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How a Toilet Brush Scrubbed Humanity Down the Drain

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Admin

By Admin, 18/09/2025 Welcome to the Filth Era, where the free world is ruled by His Supreme Bristleness, President Toilet Brush the Magnificent, Unbleached, and Self-Polished. A bathroom utensil with the ego of an entire septic system, the Brush commands … Continue reading →

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Gaza Warrior 

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Admin

Background:During the Israeli war on Gaza, the donkeys helped the displaced people more than any of the world leaders.   Deprived of water, denied of fare,In Gaza’s siege, a burden to bear.Donkeys emerged, compassionate haze,Carrying the wounded in love’s embrace. Himar*, … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Al Hissan

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Admin

Background: The Jenin Horse (Al-Hissan), was a sculpture built in 2003 by the population of Jenin, in the West Bank, along with German artist Thomas Kilpper. It was made from scrap metal and pieces of wrecked cars and ambulances. The … Continue reading →

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Passport by Mahmoud Darwish

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Admin

They did not recognize me in the shadows That suck away my color in this Passport And to them my wound was an exhibit For a tourist Who loves to collect photographs They did not recognize me, Ah… Don’t leave … Continue reading →

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Gazaleh’s art gallery

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Admin
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Ana Dami Falastini (My Blood is Palestinian) by Mohammed Assaf

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Admin
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