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Suad Amiry

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Suad Amiry (b. 1951) is an architect and the founder of RIWAQ. She is the author of the prize-winning book Sharon and My Mother in Law (Feltrinelli 2003, Premio Viareggio, 2004). Amiry is the Vice President of Birzeit University’s Board of Trustees. She is a Board member for the Palestine Investment Fund, the Palestine Housing Council, and Jury for The Palestine Award for Culture (headed by the late Mahmoud Darwish). Amiry was an influential member of the Palestinian-Israeli Peace Talks in Washington (1991-1993).

First Name
Suad
Last Name
Amiry
Occupation
Architect, Writer
Years Active
1981-present
Active in
Ramallah

Tamam Al-Akḥal

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Tamam Al-Akḥal, b. 1935, is a Palestinian artist and educator currently living in Jordan.

First Name
Tamam
Last Name
Al-Akḥal
Occupation
Painter
Years Active
1954-present
Active in
Amman

Tarek Al-Ghoussein

Tarek Al-Ghoussein (b. 1962) is a Kuwaiti visual artist of Palestinian origin, best known for his work that investigates the margins between landscape photography, self-portraiture and performance art. He moves between abstraction and the explicit conditions found in certain places.

First Name
Tarek
Last Name
Al-Ghoussein
Occupation
Visual Artist,
Years Active
1995-present
Active in
Kuwait

Taysir Sharaf

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Taysir Sharaf (b. 1939-2001) was a Palestinian contemporary artist and mural painter.

First Name
Taysir
Last Name
Sharaf
Occupation
Artist,
Years Active
1967-2001
Active in
Jerusalem

Toni Qattan

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Toni Qattan (b. 1985) is a Jerusalem-born Jordanian Palestinian singer, songwriter, producer.

First Name
Toni
Last Name
Qattan
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Producer,
Years Active
2005-present
Active in
Amman

Umayya Juha

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Umayya Juha is a cartoonist born in Gaza City considered to be the first female cartoonist in the Arab world to work in political newspapers.

First Name
Umayya
Last Name
Juha
Occupation
Cartoonist
Years Active
1999-present
Active in
Gaza

Waleed Qashash

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Waleed Qashah (b. 1957) is a Palestinian sculptor and artist from Acre.

First Name
Waleed
Last Name
Qashash
Occupation
Sculptor, Visual Artist,
Years Active
?-present
Active in
Acre

Yasser Dweik

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Yasser Dweik (b. 1940) is a visual artist born in Hebron and currently active in Amman.

First Name
Yasser
Last Name
Dweik
Occupation
Visual Artist,
Years Active
1968-present
Active in
Amman

Zohdy Qardy

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Qadry's work relates directly to Palestinian history and he is considered as a plastic artist who brings Palestinians’ socio-historical issues into the art field via modern and simple painting.

First Name
Zohdy
Last Name
Qardy
Occupation
Visual Artist,
Years Active
1990-present
Active in
Nahf