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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 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.
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Handala: The Refugee Child Symbol of Palestine
Handala is the barefoot, ten-year-old refugee child drawn by Naji al-Ali in 1969. His turned back became one of the most recognized symbols of Palestinian exile and the right of...
Handala: The Refugee Child Symbol of Palestine
Handala is the barefoot, ten-year-old refugee child drawn by Naji al-Ali in 1969. His turned back became one of the most recognized symbols of Palestinian exile and the right of...
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Za'atar: The Wild Thyme of Palestine and Its Hi...
By Jad Sahyoun, FALASTIN On the limestone hills of Palestine, a low grey-green herb has been gathered by hand for longer than any written record of the land. That herb...
Za'atar: The Wild Thyme of Palestine and Its Hi...
By Jad Sahyoun, FALASTIN On the limestone hills of Palestine, a low grey-green herb has been gathered by hand for longer than any written record of the land. That herb...
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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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...
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Jericho (Ariha): The Oldest City in the World a...
Jericho, in Arabic Ariha, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. This Palestinian city in the West Bank holds Tell es-Sultan, the spring of Ein es-Sultan, and Hisham's...
Jericho (Ariha): The Oldest City in the World a...
Jericho, in Arabic Ariha, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. This Palestinian city in the West Bank holds Tell es-Sultan, the spring of Ein es-Sultan, and Hisham's...
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Bethlehem: Heritage, Embroidery Traditions, and...
Bethlehem sits 10 km south of Jerusalem with a documented history stretching back more than 3,000 years. Its embroidery tradition, built on the bayad stitch in gold and silver metallic...
Bethlehem: Heritage, Embroidery Traditions, and...
Bethlehem sits 10 km south of Jerusalem with a documented history stretching back more than 3,000 years. Its embroidery tradition, built on the bayad stitch in gold and silver metallic...
