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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-CULTURAL EVENT

(230509) -- GAZA, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a cultural event at the Culture and Free Thought Association in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 8, 2023. Dozens of children on Monday in the Gaza Strip took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging their peers to read and learn. "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn," Mariam Zaqout, General Director of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), the sponsor and organizer, told Xinhua. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-CULTURAL EVENT

(230509) -- GAZA, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students hold banners written with phrases encouraging reading during a cultural event at the Culture and Free Thought Association in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 8, 2023. Dozens of children on Monday in the Gaza Strip took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging their peers to read and learn. "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn," Mariam Zaqout, General Director of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), the sponsor and organizer, told Xinhua. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-CULTURAL EVENT

(230509) -- GAZA, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a cultural event at the Culture and Free Thought Association in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 8, 2023. Dozens of children on Monday in the Gaza Strip took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging their peers to read and learn. "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn," Mariam Zaqout, General Director of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), the sponsor and organizer, told Xinhua. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Gazan teenagers create mosaic murals to revive Palestinian heritage

STORY: Gazan teenagers create mosaic murals to revive Palestinian heritage DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:13 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazan teenagers making big murals of mosaic art 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LAMA AL-AQQAD, Teenage artist from Gaza 3. various of Gazan teenagers making big murals of mosaic art 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED IBRAHIM, Teenage artist from Gaza 5. various of Gazan teenagers making big murals of mosaic art 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU LAHIA, Supervisor of CFTA's art department 7. various of Gazan teenagers making big murals of mosaic art STORYLINE: Inspired by Byzantine-style mosaic art, 15 Palestinian teens have worked on at least 20,000 small pieces of colored stones and ceramics in a youth artist workshop set up in the headquarters of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), a Gaza-based non-profit organization. As they made final touches to the mural, the vivid image of a young Palestinian lady wearing traditio

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Gaza organizes cultural event to encourage children to read

STORY: Gaza organizes cultural event to encourage children to read DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 1. various of the cultural event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MARIAM ZAQOUT, Director General, Culture and Free Thought Association 3. various of the cultural event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MALAK AL-AKHRAS, Gaza-based participant 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FAJER AL-FARRA, Gaza-based participant 6. various of the cultural event STORYLINE: Dozens of children in the Gaza Strip on Monday took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging them to read and learn. The event was organized by the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA). SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MARIAM ZAQOUT, Director General, Culture and Free Thought Association "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn." Zaqout added that "we seek to build a generation that loves read

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-CULTURAL EVENT

(230509) -- GAZA, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a cultural event at the Culture and Free Thought Association in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 8, 2023. Dozens of children on Monday in the Gaza Strip took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging their peers to read and learn. "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn," Mariam Zaqout, General Director of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), the sponsor and organizer, told Xinhua. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-CULTURAL EVENT

(230509) -- GAZA, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a cultural event at the Culture and Free Thought Association in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 8, 2023. Dozens of children on Monday in the Gaza Strip took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging their peers to read and learn. "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn," Mariam Zaqout, General Director of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), the sponsor and organizer, told Xinhua. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-CULTURAL EVENT

(230509) -- GAZA, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students hold banners written with phrases encouraging reading during a cultural event at the Culture and Free Thought Association in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 8, 2023. Dozens of children on Monday in the Gaza Strip took part in a cultural event aimed at encouraging their peers to read and learn. "This event was organized as part of an integrated program of cultural activities dedicated to children in order to encourage them to read and learn," Mariam Zaqout, General Director of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), the sponsor and organizer, told Xinhua. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Gaza holds operetta to mark Palestinian Land Day

STORY: Gaza holds operetta to mark Palestinian Land Day DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of operetta held in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MARIAM ZAQOUT, Head of Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) 3. various of operetta held in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WAEL YAZIGI, Palestinian singer 5. various of operetta held in Gaza STORYLINE: Gaza marked on Tuesday the 46th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day by organizing an operetta with the participation of Arab and Palestinian singers. Dubbed "We Sing for Palestine," the event was organized by a non-governmental organization, the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA). SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MARIAM ZAQOUT, Head of Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) "This event has been held on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day. We are a cultural institution with a message that art is resistance and revolution. Therefore, the Palestinians have th