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Watch: Animated short by Nina Paley satirizes divine claims to Palestine

A brief history of the land called Israel/Palestine/Canaan/the Levant.

Palestine cinema showcased in upcoming Toronto and Boston festivals

Palestine film fans have great programming to look forward to at both the Toronto and Boston Palestine film festivals.

Rappers Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) give a lyrical shout-out to Palestine

Black Star held their fists high and declared, “Let’s get free just like the Palestinians!”

Call for entries: project aims to connect artists despite Israeli restrictions

The “Traveling Artist Open Call” is an invitation for Palestinian artists of all disciplines as well as thinkers and writers to present their work in Amman later this year.

Palestinian musician Moe Kabha sings “Wen Ala Ramallah” - Chicago version

Singer Moe Kabha performs Wen Ala Ramallah - a catchy version featuring scenes from Chicago and Ramallah

Forthcoming documentary tells the story of Gaza kids resisting siege with kites

Flying Paper, a forthcoming documentary by Roger Hill and Nitin Sawhney, tells the story of Palestinian children in Gaza who broke the Guinness world record for most kites simultaneously flown.

Watch: Performance artist Razan Akramawy's Jerusalem interventions

In funny, gutsy and smart performances, Jerusalem artist Razan Akramawy takes control of situations that would try to control her.

Watch: Short film "Yala to the Moon (Yala al Amar)" by Suhel Nafar and Jackie Salloum

Peddling CDs on the streets of the West Bank, Aseel uses her imagination to magically remake the world around her.

All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt

This year’s Palestine Festival of Literature is scheduled to take place in Gaza from 5-9 May – if only Egypt provides the permits for writers, bloggers and artists – including Ahdaf Soueif, Alaa Abd el‐Fattah, Suad Amiry and others to enter the besieged territory.

A year after Juliano Mer-Khamis' murder, DAM hip hop video celebrates his life, calls for justice

A year after the unsolved murder of actor, director and theater maker Juliano Mer-Khamis near the Freedom Theatre he helped nurture in Jenin, Palestinian hip hop group DAM have released a new single and video celebrating his life and calling for his killers to be found.

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