Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 25.11.2011:
Indigo Plant, Pomegranate, and Saffron Flowers … A Festival of Colours
By George Al Ama and Nada Atrash, with contributions from Maha Saca
The traditional Palestinian costume: a composition of colours that not only expresses the harmonious taste of an owner and the skills of an experienced embroideress but is also an authentic mixture of cultural heritage and identity. The colou(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 11.11.2011:
Traditional Palestinian Costume Origins and Evolution
August 2011
By Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Published by Interlink Books, May 2011, 560 pages, $165.00.
This book is a celebration of the enduring Palestinian tradition of embroidery with its rich patterns, colours, and stitches. It contains over 700 superb high-resolution photographs from the pristine Munayyer Collec(...)
Contributed by Toine Van Teeffelen on 01.11.2011:
Opinion/Editorial
Has a Hollywood actress made Palestine solidarity chic?
Emily Lawrence
The Electronic Intifada
28 October 2011
For photo Tilda Swinton:
http://electronicintifada.net/content/has-hollywood-actress-made-palestine-solidarity-chic/10533#.TrAKHHI7QaN
A flick through the November issue of the British edition of Vogue revealed one ac(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 06.07.2010:
The New Buzz in Town
By Fatin Farhat
TWIP June 2010
Unsure where to go on a lazy Friday afternoon in Ramallah? Come check out the new buzz in town: Souq al-Haraja! If you are uncertain how to get there, lose yourself in the old city of Ramallah and simply follow the music.
Every Friday, the old city of Ramallah is met with the lively atmosphere of Souq al-Haraja, w(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 02.01.2010:
By Amal Nashashibi, Maro Sandrouni and Hamada Atallah
The Arab League decided that in 2009, Jerusalem would be “the Capital of Arab Culture.” The announcement took the Jerusalem community by surprise. Poets and writers quivered, as the task to reinstate the city as a centre of Palestinian Arab culture would be a daunting affair, especially as the necessary infrastructure is not in plac(...)
Contributed by Spirit Of Sumud Tourism Program on 31.08.2009:
http://www.spiritofsumud.ps/gal-11-6.shtml
an interview with Mrs. Aida Kattan about the Taboun (Oven). This interview was conducted under the Cultural Tourism program- Spirit of Sumud.
Contributed by Spirit Of Sumud Tourism Program on 31.08.2009:
http://www.spiritofsumud.ps/gal-11-5.shtml
an interview with Mrs. Aida Kattan about the Mukhtar. This interview was conducted under the Cultural Tourism program- Spirit of Sumud.
Contributed by Spirit Of Sumud Tourism Program on 31.08.2009:
http://www.spiritofsumud.ps/gal-11-4.shtml
an interview with Mrs. Aida Kattan about the Palestinian Wedding. This interview was conducted under the Cultural Tourism program- Spirit of Sumud.
Contributed by Spirit Of Sumud Tourism Program on 31.08.2009:
http://www.spiritofsumud.ps/gal-11-3.shtml
an interview with Mrs. Aida Kattan about the Henna. This interview was conducted under the Cultural Tourism program- Spirit of Sumud.
Contributed by Spirit Of Sumud Tourism Program on 31.08.2009:
http://www.spiritofsumud.ps/gal-11-2.shtml
an interview with Mrs. Aida Kattan about the Summer Picnic. This interview was conducted under the Cultural Tourism program- Spirit of Sumud.