Dancing Palestine

© Dancing Palestine (Lamees Almakkawy, 2024)

Dancing Palestine

As Palestinian identity continues to be threatened with violent erasure, Palestinians turn to their folk dance, the dabke, to affirm their existence. The dance is a tribute to their history and a way to affirm their existence and culture. Dancing Palestine is a performance in itself, and, like the dabke, it is a testimony to a deep love of life and a poignant contribution to the contemporary archive of Palestine.