Summer 2017 — News from The Museum of the Palestinian People
Summer 2017 — News from The Museum of the Palestinian People Launching New Website — Announcing Public Programming Museum of The Palestinian People, a 501 C(3) non-profit organization, announced today […]
Ayed Arafah’s Story
Ayed Arafah is a contemporary visual artist. Born in Jerusalem in 1983, Arafah grew up and lives in Dhesheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. He graduated from the International Art Academy […]
Mohammad Ma’ali’s Story
Mohammad Ma’ali was born in 1992 and has lived in Dheisha Refugee Camp in Bethlehem since. Says Mohammad: “I started drawing when I was a child and was lucky enough […]
Haifa Abu Saleh’s Story
Haifa Abu Saleh was born in Al-Yamun, Jenin, a Palestinian town located five miles west of Jenin in the northern West Bank. She completed her studies at Najah University in […]
Rawand Abuhilal’s Story
Rawand Abuilal was born in 1991 in Jerusalem. She completed her secondary school at Ibrahimieh College and studied art at Al-Quds (Abudees) University. She says: “Art is a part of me […]
Haya Ka’abneh’s Story
Haya Ka’abneh was born in 1991 in Jordan and grew up in Jericho, Palestine. She studied art at Al-Quds (Abudees) University, where her artistic activities included wall painting (graffiti) with […]
Hamde Abu Rahmas’s Story
Hamde Abu Rahma, award-winning Palestinian photojournalist and activist: I was born and raised near Ramallah, in the picturesque village of Bil’in, a village that has been at the forefront of nonviolent […]
Samar Ghattas’s Stroy
Samar Ghattas is a modern visual artist and one of a minority of female Palestinian artists. After receiving her Master’s in Fine Arts and Graphic Design from the Academy of […]
Ahmed Hmeedat’s Story
Ahmed Hmeedat grew up in Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. He has a bachelor’s degree in Human Rights and International Law from Al Quds Bard Honors College, though his passion […]