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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Palestinian women and children paint their trauma

IMEMC- An art exposition shows, in Gaza City, the work of hundred refugee women and children from the coastal enclave, who use the artwork as a way to convey their traumas, the Spanish daily El País echoed.

...The initiative has been leaded by the NGO Creart (Catalonia), with the cooperation of Mundubat (The Basque Country) and Solidaridad International. Using art workshops, the organizers have tried to help Palestinians affected by the Israeli "Operation Cast Lead" offensive on Gaza in the winter of 2008–2009, to transmit their traumas in a creative way.

The war left 1,400 Palestinians dead and decimated Gaza, leaving the inhabitants in a difficult situation to overcome. Read more
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