Tarwida
By Tarwida
Categories: Arts, Society & Culture
Tarwida is a series of conversations that bring Palestinian arts, culture and heritage to the forefront. We hear from artists including writers, filmmakers, musicians, architects, culinary practitioners and more about their very own Palestine. In a nutshell, if you want to know more about (Creative) Palestine, this is the place to be. Follow us on @tarwidapodcast
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Recent episodes
- Growing Up as the Daughter of a Palestinian Martyr | Raeda Taha (Arabic Episode)
At the age of seven, Palestinian writer and actress Raeda Taha lost her father, Ali Taha, during a plane hijacking operation bound for Tel Aviv. Overnight, she became the daughter of a martyr, an identity that would shape much of her life. Through her plays, Taha challenges the idealization of…
- 1000 Forgotten Photographs from Gaza | Kegham Djeghalian
Gaza's first professional photography studio opened in 1944, founded by an Armenian genocide survivor. Decades later, his grandson found its surviving negatives in a closet in Cairo. Palestinian-Armenian visual artist and creative director Kegham Djeghalian joins Tarwida to talk about Photo Kegham…
- Reimagining Palestinian Architecture | Elias Khuri (Arabic Episode)
What makes a place feel like itself? In this episode of Tarwida, Palestinian architect Elias Khuri explores architecture as a layering of people, histories, nature, language, and memory. We discuss his latest installation "Noon Insan," through which he reveals his connection to Palestinian writers…
- Palestine Through the Eyes of an Architect | Nadi Abusaada
What happens when a city itself becomes an archive? In this episode, architect and historian Nadi Abusaada takes us through different Palestinian cities to explore how material traces can help reconstruct a history marked by destruction, displacement, and erasure. The conversation begins with…
- Archaeology, Architecture & the Politics of Glass | Dima Srouji
Palestinian artist Dima Srouji doesn't work in one discipline — she works in scale. In this episode, we sit down with Srouji to trace her path from architecture school at Yale to becoming one of the region's leading voices in glass art, archaeology, and material heritage. Srouji discusses the…
- The Brush that Carried a Homeland I Sliman Mansour (Rerun)
Few artists have captured the soul of Palestine the way Sliman Mansour has. His paintings featuring olive trees, stone terraces, mud, and the steadfast women of the land have carried Palestine across generations and borders. In this conversation, Mansour looks back on his childhood as well as the…
- 89 Years of Palestinian Art, Resistance & Abstraction | Samia Halaby
"Establish our own discourse. Theirs is rotten. We don't need it." That's Samia Halaby — Palestinian abstract painter, scholar, activist, and at 89, one of the most vital voices in contemporary art — speaking directly to the next generation of Palestinian artists. In today’s episode, Tala sits…
- Palestine's Museums — From Connecticut to Edinburgh to Venice | Faisal Saleh
"We spent all our lives walking into other people's museums. The time had come to walk into our own." Today, we sit down with Faisal Saleh — Palestinian entrepreneur, photographer, and founder of the Palestine Museum US — to talk about what it took to build the first permanent Palestinian museum…
- Palestinian Dabke & Dance as Resistance | El-Funoun
In this episode of Tarwida, we sit down with Noora Baker, Head of Production at El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe — one of the most celebrated Palestinian folk dance companies in the world, founded in 1979 with over 300 members and 16 major productions. Noora takes us through her journey as a…
- Makdisi Street x Tarwida Podcast: "They carried a memory in their head" | Dr. Salman Abu Sitta
In this episode of Tarwida, we share a remarkable conversation with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta — cartographer, historian, and founder of the Palestine Land Society — recorded on the Makdisi Street podcast. Dr. Abu Sitta was born in Al-Maa'in near Khan Yunis and was expelled from his home as a…
- Filmmaking, Looted Museums, and Palestinian Art as Resistance | Amer Shomali (Replay)
In this re-release of one of our favorite conversations from last year, multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and director of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, Amer Shomali, sits down for a conversation about art, identity, and resistance. Amer shares his journey from a Palestinian refugee camp in…
- How a Palestinian Prisoner Won the Booker Prize | Bassem Khandaqji (Arabic Episode)
Bassem Khandaqji is a Palestinian novelist from Nablus who spent more than 2 decades in Israeli prison, sentenced to three life terms. In 2024, while still behind bars, he won the international book prize for Arabic fiction (Arabic Booker Prize) for his novel Mask of the Sky (قناع بلون السماء)…
- The Language of Tatreez: How Palestinian Embroidery Became a Symbol of Identity and Artistic Narrative | Joanna Barakat
What made Tatreez — Palestinian embroidery — the symbol of Palestinian identity? Not ceramics, not glass blowing, not straw weaving. Why the stitch? Today, we sit down with Palestinian artist and author Joanna Barakat, who has spent years chasing this question. She unravels the deep-seated…
- The Gaza Kitchen: Food, Resistance, and Reclaiming Narrative | Laila El-Haddad
Today, Palestinian author and activist Laila El-Haddad explores the intersection of food, politics, and identity. Discussing her acclaimed books The Gaza Kitchen and Gaza Mom, El-Haddad reflects on how culinary traditions serve as "repositories of dignity" and vital acts of resistance. The…
- Zaghareed, Hakawati and Palestinian Storytelling | Sally Shalabi
Long before books and screens, people relied on storytelling to connect with one another, remember their past, and make sense of the world around them. In this episode, we sit with Palestinian storyteller Sally Shalabi to explore the Palestinian context of this ancient tradition. As she invites us…
- Women Artists in Times of War | Lilies of Gaza (Arabic Episode)
In an effort to preserve and document the work of 22 female artists from Gaza, a book titled Lilies of Gaza was created bringing together their paintings, voices, and stories. In this episode, we speak with the project’s curator, Inas Deeb, alongside artists Rana Batrawi and Mai Shaer, whose works…
- Food is Political | Fadi Kattan (Replay)
Join us as we welcome renowned chef Fadi Kattan to Tarwida, diving deep into his rich family heritage and unique culinary journey. Fadi shares fascinating stories of his upbringing, the profound influence of his Teta’s kitchen, and his commitment to celebrating Palestinian cuisine through his…
- Palestinian Stand Up Comedy | Alaa Abu Diab (Arabic Episode)
In this episode of Tarwida, we sit down with Palestinian comedian Alaa Abu Diab for a sharp, poignant, and darkly witty conversation. We talk stand-up comedy as a craft: how jokes are built, why cities develop different humors, and what it means to laugh from inside catastrophe- not as escape, but…
- The Voice of Hind Rajab | Kaouther Ben Hania (Arabic Episode)
When six-year-old Hind Rajab reached out to the Red Cross for help in January 2024, the ambulance car was 8 minutes away from her. She could have been saved, but instead, the Israeli army murdered her and two of the rescuers in cold blood. Her voice went on to haunt millions around the world…
- From Nakba to Now: Palestinian Memory, Cinema, and Resistance | Cherien Dabis
During the 1990 Gulf War, Palestinian filmmaker, writer, and actress Cherien Dabis experienced racism for the first time while living in the United States. These experiences shaped her path toward filmmaking and commitment to Palestinian storytelling. In this episode, we hear more from her about…
- Palestinian Tatreez: How Embroidery has become a Language of Art and Resistance | SILA
In this episode of Tarwida, we take you on a virtual tour of SILA, a collaborative exhibition, that brings together artists and artisans to explore how Tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) has evolved from a traditional craft into a powerful language of identity and resistance. Showing at Maraya Art…
- Palestinian Music, Jazz and Tarab Explained | Nai Barghouti
Nai Barghouti - Palestinian singer, flutist and composer discovered the power of her voice at age four, when the occupation forces moved into her building during the Second Intifada. Since then, Nai uses music as a form of defiance and identity. In this episode, she shares how legendary artists…
- Palestine36 | Annemarie Jacir
When filmmaker Annemarie Jacir began searching for her next film, she found herself returning to a moment many prefer to forget, the 1936 revolt, when Palestinians rose together against the British colonial rule, long before today's occupation took shape. This film, Palestine36, eventually became…
- What it Means to Lose a Home | Suad Amiry
When Suad Amiry’s father tried to return to his home in Jaffa after 1948, he found that an Israeli family had moved in. They refused to let him enter. And when he returned to their home in Amman, it was the first time Suad had ever seen him cry. Years later, Suad would build a career on…
- Of Oud, Sound and Silence | Le Trio Joubran (Arabic Episode)
In this episode, we sit with Palestinian musician Samir Joubran, one of the three brothers behind Le Trio Joubran - a family of oud players and master luthiers who have carried the craft and soul of the instrument across generations. We explore with him what it means to revive the oud today and…
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