Silence of the Minarets: Gaza fights to restore Ramadan traditions
Wednesday-5-March-2025
Amid the widespread devastation caused by Israel’s war on Gaza, residents are facing an unprecedented spiritual struggle as the holy month of Ramadan begins.
Heritage
Handmade clogs and cork shoes amidst Israeli embargo on goods in Gaza
Friday-27-September-2024
Along a busy roadside, the cobbler Abu Ezz Barghout sits at a small table and chair under a tarpaulin, fixing shoes and slippers for people who gather in a long line in front of his stall.
Amid genocide in Gaza, kites are a lifeline for children
Saturday-18-May-2024
“It’s flying higher and higher!” shouts eight-year-old Ahmad Malaka, his kite soaring in the sky above him.
How Palestinians in the Gaza Strip Observe Eid al-Fitr
Thursday-11-April-2024
With no smell of Eid cookies or Alfesikh —salted or fermented fish — wafting through the neighborhoods and towns across the bereaved Gaza Strip, ...
On keffiyehs and watermelons: The meaning of Palestinian symbols
Thursday-28-March-2024
Those who criticize Palestinian resistance to Israel’s military occupation, whether resistance is armed or otherwise, have little understanding of its psychological ramifications, such as a sense of collective empowerment, honor and hope.
Biblical currency and Zion-washing of Palestinian national dress
Sunday-20-August-2023
Culture encompasses a dynamic and multifaceted array of unspoken social norms handed down from one generation to the next.
Gaza’s historic treasures under Israeli occupation siege
Sunday-25-December-2022
The Gaza Strip has a rich history depicted at many archaeological sites and buildings dating back to different periods extending from the Canaanite era to the Ottoman era.
Bazaar in Gaza Promotes Women Entrepreneurs
Wednesday-9-November-2022
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip especially women strive at all costs to preserve their identity and history while making ends meet for their families as poverty levels continue to rise in the coastal enclave under the 15-year Israeli siege which tightens daily.
Taha: Israeli plots to seize Palestinian heritage will fail
Friday-7-October-2022
Spokesman of the Hamas Movement Jihad Taha on Friday stressed that the Israeli plots to appropriate Palestinian heritage and legacy of historic Palestine constitute part of the Israeli fierce war against the Palestinians and their lands and sanctities.
“I am Palestinian”
Monday-12-September-2022
For Palestinians living under occupation defending and preserving Palestinian culture and history is a vital part of relentlessly confronting the occupation’s attempts to eradicate Palestinian identity.
