You Can’t Eradicate US: My Granddad’s Passport 1939
CrossFireArabia- July 22, 2026
Salma Abdulraheem posted:
A passport belonging to my late grandfather, Amin Salah, in 1939 in Palestine during the British Mandate.
‘And Your Face, Mom, is My Homeland in Exile’
- CrossFireArabia
- July 22, 2026
The internationally renowned Palestinian artist, Hani Rashid Shehadeh Al-Kaswani, residing in the United States, found no more a beautiful subject than his mother, Khadija Hassan Al-Kaswani, to paint in the traditional dress of the villages northwest of Jerusalem. It is specifically the village of Beit Iksa.
And your face, my mother, remains my homeland in my exile.
Gaza Artist Paints From Rooftop of Destroyed Home
- CrossFireArabia
- July 21, 2026
Palestinian artist turns rubble into memory. She paints from the rooftop of a home that was destroyed by the Israeli warplanes.
Her name is Janana Abu Harbeed. The Palestinian artist returned to northern Gaza and found her studio totally destroyed, but she promised herself that she would not be beaten and resumed her artwork on the rooftop of her family’s home in Gaza City.
Through her paintings, Abu Harbeed documents the experiences of displaced Palestinians and the suffering caused by the ongoing displacement, using art as a way to preserve stories and memories amid widespread destruction.
Visual artist Janna Abu Harbeed, 21, continues to pursue her passion for painting despite losing her father and younger brother, enduring repeated displacement, and having her home and all of her artwork destroyed during the war in Gaza. Janna began painting at the age of 10, but was forced to stop after the outbreak of the war before returning to art as a way to express hope and resilience amid the devastation.
Janna continues to paint in the courtyard of her destroyed home in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City. She also finds comfort at Gaza’s seashore, which offers her a rare sense of peace amid the harsh conditions. She says art is more than a hobby—it is a message that reflects the suffering of the Palestinian people and their determination to hold on to life. Janna dreams of exhibiting her work internationally to share her voice with the world, but the continued closure of Gaza’s border crossings has prevented her from achieving that dream. Her story embodies the determination of Palestinian youth to hold on to creativity and hope despite immense loss and destruction.
Flower of Palestine
marwan
- July 21, 2026
The Art of Flower
Artist Said Elatab simply said: “My painting ‘Beautiful flower from Palestine’ in abstract expressionism with a Palestinian flag.
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Pioneering Women in The Media: TV Anchor Lina Ghreis
- CrossFireArabia
- July 21, 2026
Presenter Lina Ghreis was born in Jerusalem in 1935 and later settled with her family in Amman after the Nakba. She worked as a news anchor and program presenter on Jordanian Television from 1968 for a quarter of a century. She was famous for presenting children’s programs and the game show “Television Cup.” She conducted numerous interviews with Arab and international figures in the fields of politics, culture, and media. After retiring from Jordanian Television, she worked for Arab Radio and Television (ART). Lina Ghreis was a highly skilled and eloquent presenter, a brilliant interviewer, and a highly professional media personality with a strong presence. She passed away on February 25, 2023, at the age of 88.
This bio was prepared by Munir Yasser Abu Al-Rub
