10-18-2016 Palestinian culture is flourishing — thanks to [Culture Minister] Miri Regev- Samah Salaime +972

http://972mag.com/palestinian-culture-is-flourishing-thanks-to-miri-regev/122689/

 

Each attempt to silence Palestinian artists only makes our voices grow louder. It's time to admit that Miri Regev is the best thing to happen to Palestinian culture since Israel's founding. .. as a result of Regev's campaign of persecution, the Palestinian narrative finally has the upper hand.

On the one hand, Arab artists whom have undergone a revolutionary process in order to get where they are, the ones who define themselves as proud Palestinians in an Israeli cultural scene full of unabashed hatred and racism. The pain felt over the years by talented actors such as Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Salim Dau, and Salwa Nakara gave birth to a generation of artists, including Hani Abu Sa'ad, Ibtisam Mara'ana, Salah Bakri, Amal Murkus, Tamer Nafar, and others. Miri Regev just happened to be the one to knock too loudly on the closet, leaving powerful Palestinian artists — and Jews who for years have felt suffocated by the Zionist narrative — no choice but to wake up and go out into the world.


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