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FALASTIN - Iqraa Spring Fun Run 2025 – Running ...
On April 12, 2025, runners, families, and supporters will gather in Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia Park for the Iqraa Spring Fun Run 2025—a community-driven initiative dedicated to building a brighter future...
FALASTIN - Iqraa Spring Fun Run 2025 – Running ...
On April 12, 2025, runners, families, and supporters will gather in Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia Park for the Iqraa Spring Fun Run 2025—a community-driven initiative dedicated to building a brighter future...
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Grand Arabic Jam: Songs of Solidarity | Februar...
On February 21, 2025, we partnered with the Grand Arabic Jam in Toronto for Volume 3: Songs of Solidarity — a night dedicated to traditional folk and Watani music from...
Grand Arabic Jam: Songs of Solidarity | Februar...
On February 21, 2025, we partnered with the Grand Arabic Jam in Toronto for Volume 3: Songs of Solidarity — a night dedicated to traditional folk and Watani music from...
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Gaza Iftar Fundraiser: A Night of Unity and Imp...
On March 14th, 2025, FALASTIN had the honor of participating in the sold-out Gaza Iftar Fundraiser, hosted by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and the Canadian Palestinian Federation of Quebec (CPFQ)...
Gaza Iftar Fundraiser: A Night of Unity and Imp...
On March 14th, 2025, FALASTIN had the honor of participating in the sold-out Gaza Iftar Fundraiser, hosted by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and the Canadian Palestinian Federation of Quebec (CPFQ)...
The Symbols of Palestine
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The Hamsa in Palestinian Tradition: The Khamsa ...
The hamsa, or khamsa, is an open-hand amulet used across Palestine and the region to guard against the evil eye. Here is what the five-fingered hand carries in Palestinian tradition.
The Hamsa in Palestinian Tradition: The Khamsa ...
The hamsa, or khamsa, is an open-hand amulet used across Palestine and the region to guard against the evil eye. Here is what the five-fingered hand carries in Palestinian tradition.
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The Palestinian Sunbird: Palestine's National B...
A small iridescent bird native to historic Palestine, widely described as the national bird of Palestine, and what it has come to represent.
The Palestinian Sunbird: Palestine's National B...
A small iridescent bird native to historic Palestine, widely described as the national bird of Palestine, and what it has come to represent.
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The Colors of Tatreez: What Red, Black, and Ind...
Why red dominated Palestinian embroidery, what indigo carried in Gaza, and how the thread color on a woman's dress mapped her village.
The Colors of Tatreez: What Red, Black, and Ind...
Why red dominated Palestinian embroidery, what indigo carried in Gaza, and how the thread color on a woman's dress mapped her village.
Blog posts
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Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza
Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza Chest panel from a Bethlehem thobe, 1930s-1940s. Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress & Textile Museum. Photo: Ma'moun Othman, CC BY-SA 4.0....
Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza
Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza Chest panel from a Bethlehem thobe, 1930s-1940s. Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress & Textile Museum. Photo: Ma'moun Othman, CC BY-SA 4.0....
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The Palestinian Wedding: From Zaffeh to Henna N...
Two days of henna, the zaffeh procession, the bride's tatreez thobe. The structure of a Palestinian wedding week, the regional rituals inside it, and how diaspora families preserve what they...
The Palestinian Wedding: From Zaffeh to Henna N...
Two days of henna, the zaffeh procession, the bride's tatreez thobe. The structure of a Palestinian wedding week, the regional rituals inside it, and how diaspora families preserve what they...
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Palestinian Dabke: The Stomp That Carries a Nation
The line, the lawweeh, and the stomp. Where dabke comes from, what the steps mean, and how diaspora dance troupes from Ramallah to California keep the line moving.
Palestinian Dabke: The Stomp That Carries a Nation
The line, the lawweeh, and the stomp. Where dabke comes from, what the steps mean, and how diaspora dance troupes from Ramallah to California keep the line moving.
The Cities of Palestine
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Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient P...
Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient Port City When the armies of the pharaoh Thutmose III marched out of Egypt in the fifteenth century BCE, the first city their records...
Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient P...
Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient Port City When the armies of the pharaoh Thutmose III marched out of Egypt in the fifteenth century BCE, the first city their records...
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Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City...
Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City and Its Heritage Almost every Palestinian city is older than Islam. Ramla is the exception. Ramla, Palestine, is the one major town that...
Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City...
Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City and Its Heritage Almost every Palestinian city is older than Islam. Ramla is the exception. Ramla, Palestine, is the one major town that...
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Lydda (al-Lidd): History of a Palestinian City ...
Lydda, in Arabic al-Lidd and today Lod, is a Palestinian city on the coastal plain. This profile traces its Canaanite origins, the Church of Saint George, the Great Mosque of...
Lydda (al-Lidd): History of a Palestinian City ...
Lydda, in Arabic al-Lidd and today Lod, is a Palestinian city on the coastal plain. This profile traces its Canaanite origins, the Church of Saint George, the Great Mosque of...
