1998
DECEMBER
* The Sakakini hosted the screening of the new film by Palestinian
documentary director Mai Masri “Children of Shatila” on the
lives of 2 children from the Palestinian refugee camp in Beyrouth, coping
with the traumas and effects of the Nakba and the 1982 massacres on them
and their families. Mai Masri is one of the most prominent Palestinian film
directors, she has directed 9 films on children during the Intifada, Hanan
Ashrawi, etc. which have obtained 14 Arab and international awards, and
which have been screened on over 100 TV stations around the world. She is
now producing her first feature film.
* The Jerusalem Religious Chant group gave a traditional concert of Ramadan
religious music and songs. The group is the oldest and most established
Palestinian ensemble specializing in Sufi and devotional chant in Palestine.
* A very successful exhibit by English watercolorist Elizabeth Harden
was held, featuring watercolors of the Palestinian landscape and traditional
Palestinian architecture. The show was co-organized with Riwaq, the architectural
conservation firm.
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