Category Archives: Palestinian art & culture

Get The Facts About Palestine Correct

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Ramadan in Gaza: ‘We used to adorn our street, now everything around us is bleak’

Displaced families prepare to spend holy month in Rafah amid food shortages and fear of attack Aseel Mousa in Gaza and Jason Burke in Jerusalem Sun 10 Mar 2024 Seventy days after they were forced to leave their house in the southern Gaza … Continue reading

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Gaza Orchestra ‘ya nasim alreeh’

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 7: Mo’ath Amarnih: A Palestinian Hostage Who Survived Israeli Torture

Phalapoem editor, 09/02/2025 (Scene: A quiet, moonlit night in a devastated Palestinian street. Mo’ath Amarnih, newly released from an Israeli prison, sits on a crumbling wall. His face is gaunt, his body frail, and his prosthetic eye reflects the dim … Continue reading

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Palestinian Keffiyeh: A National Symbol and Proud

A distinctly Palestinian black-and-white chequered piece of cloth, the keffiyeh is described by some as the nation’s unofficial flag. Long synonymous with the Palestinian cause, the simple square-metre fabric, traditionally folded diagonally into a triangle and worn draped over the … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 6: Hind Rajab: A Child’s Cry in the Silence of Genocide

Phalapoem editor, 08/02/2025 (A dim, endless expanse. Silence, heavy as stone. A small girl, no older than six, stands alone. Her dress is stained with dust and something darker. Her curls, once neatly tied, are tangled. Her wide eyes search … Continue reading

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Mohammed Al Durra

Mahmoud Darwish Mohammed, nestles in the bosom of his father, a bird afraid of the infernal sky: father protect me from the upward flight! My wing is slight for the wind … and the light is black Mohammed, wants to … Continue reading

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From Palestine with Love

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DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU IT STARTED ON OCTOBER 7th 2023.

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 5:  Dr. Abu Safia: A Hostage of Chains, A Soldier of Mercy, Unbound in Spirit

Phalapoem editor, 08/02/2025 (A dark cell. Cold concrete. Chains rattle in the silence. Dr. Husam Abu Safia, battered and bruised, sits against the damp wall. His hands tremble, not with fear, but with exhaustion. He blinks against the dim light, … Continue reading

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