Category Archives: Palestinian art & culture

In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 1: Human and Animal, A Game of Truth

S.T. Salah, 08/10/25 Scene: A vast, scorched playground — sand, rubble, and fragments of kites. A single olive tree stands, its shadow shaped like wings. Handala, barefoot and facing away, draws lines in the dust. A boy’s faint footsteps approach. … Continue reading →

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Gaza Ceasefire: Others Cease, Israel Fires

Phalapoem editor, 17/10/15 The world calls for peace, yet in Gaza, peace remains an illusion. Despite international appeals and the supposed ceasefire, Israel continues to impose a fascist and suffocating blockade — sealing the borders, throttling the entry of food, … Continue reading →

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How Can a Nation Claim Peace While Denying It to Another?

Phalapoem editor , 15/10/25 For more than seventy years, the people of Palestine have lived under occupation, displacement, and constant fear. Yet Israel continues to speak of peace — as if peace can coexist with the daily reality of walls, … Continue reading →

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MATERIAL POWER: PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY The Whitworth Art Gallery In Manchester , 26/01/25

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From Looters to Gatekeepers: How Empire Still Holds the Keys

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

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

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

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

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

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Israeli Genocide  in Gaza and International Inaction

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

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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