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CrossFireArabia
Culture
March 29, 2025

CrossFireArabia

Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

Culture

Palestine: Heritage, Folklore

CrossFireArabia
August 20, 2026

From Palestinian Heritage:

The image shows a Palestinian girl wearing a traditional dress embroidered in black and red with a white headdress, carrying a basket full of rural Battiri eggplants on her head. The red and black embroidered dress embodies a part of the region’s rich heritage and folklore, reflecting its traditional identity and culture. The image shows a basket of local (Battiri) eggplants, renowned for their quality and distinctive taste, which are associated with Palestinian agricultural villages.

Culture

A ‘Palestinian’ Palace in Jerusalem

CrossFireArabia
August 20, 2026

Al-Zahra Palace is a historical landmark built in 1900 in Jerusalem by the brothers Said and Imran Al-Daqqaq in the Al-Sahira Plain. The vibrant Al-Zahra Street is named after it. The palace was built in 1900 by two brothers Said and Imran Al-Daqqaq from the Al-Daqqaq family of Jerusalem and is located in the Al-Sahira Plain area, outside the northern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was designed by a Turkish architect, combining a distinctive architectural style reflecting the late Ottoman period with information given by Abir Abu Nimeh.