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, ...
Heritage
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.
Saj bread: Traditional Palestinian dish prepared during Eid al-Adha
Sunday-17-July-2022
Hajja Umm Ahmed Qudeih is used to prepare a traditional bread known as "Saj" ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha.
Eid al-Adha opens doors of hope for families in Gaza
Saturday-9-July-2022
In the month of Dhul Hijjah the last month in the Islamic calendar about 6000 Palestinians are performing Hajj (sacred pilgrimage) this year including around 3000 people from the Gaza Strip according to the ministry of Awqaf.
Affixing Palestinian embroidery to the world stage
Sunday-26-December-2021
An official UN organization the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has finally added the art of Palestinian embroidery to its List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
