Palestine artists turn walls into canvas for hope

STORY: Palestine artists turn walls into canvas for hope DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:55 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian artist painting on a wall 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUSSAM AL-SABAA, Palestinian artist 3. various of Palestinian artist painting on a wall 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): TAGHREED ABU SHEHAB, Palestinian artist STORYLINE: Walking in a street of any Palestinian city, you can easily find walls covered with impressive murals of landscapes, portraits, or the symbols of the Palestinian nation. Since the 1980s, murals have gradually taken the walls of the enclave as Palestinian artists have been using them as a way to show their talents and a canvas to reflect the reality of the turbulent area. Among the hundreds of artists who try to transform the walls, Hussam al-Sabaa, who lives in the West Bank city of Jenin, is one of the street masters. Aged 60, al-Sabaa began his career of painting murals in Jenin 27 years ago. He said it is a great w

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