A subdued edition nonetheless draws large audiences to view films from the Arab world.
As Gaza starves, Jerusalemites can’t imagine a festive Ramadan as usual.
Palestinian Jerusalemites usher in the fall season with a splendid Arabic music festival.
South African author Zukiswa Wanner visits East Jerusalem with Palfest and shares her reflections.
An annual festival of Arab cinema in Jerusalem presents an expanded program for its third edition, bringing the Arab world to the city.
Under the theme “Stand Up Jerusalem,” the Jerusalem Music Festival returned for a 26th year featuring six days of music, drama, comedy, and dance.
Despite tumultuous events in East Jerusalem, the second annual Jerusalem Arab Film Festival successfully brought a wealth of films from the Arab world to the community.
A prolific diarist offers a glimpse of Jerusalem’s multi-confessional social traditions in the late Ottoman and British Mandate periods.
Palestinian musicians brought their inventive jazz, classical Arabic music, and hip-hop blends to the 25th annual Jerusalem Festival in August 2021.