The Third Lab for One Space Project
Between 25 January and 5 February, the third and last lab of the first phase of One Space Project was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The project is organised by the Royal Flemish Theatre KVC (Belgium),...
View ArticleBoard Meeting of the Arab Foundations Forum
On 8 February, AMQF Director General Ziad Khalaf participated in the Arab Foundations Forum’s (AFF) Board meeting in Amman, Jordan. In addition to the 2016 plan of action and budget, attendees...
View ArticleTraining Sessions for the Programmers’ Club
In the context of the QCC 2016 winter camp Sanabel activities, Hatem Saadallah and Khaled Shihadeh, 15 year old members of the QCC Programmers’ Club organised training sessions in the context of the...
View ArticleConcluding a Reading and Arts Workshop
On 10-11 February, QCERD organised a workshop of reading and arts. Artist Ross Georgeson, a specialist in science and arts, supervised the workshop. The event brought together library supervisors and...
View ArticleBadke Tour in the USA and Canada
In February, a new tour of dance production Badke was organised in the USA, Canada and Belgium. Badke dancers performed in New York between 11-13 February, and in Toronto, Canada, between 17-20...
View ArticleAnnouncement of the 2015 Young Writer of the Year Award Winners
On 20 February, the AMQF announced at the Ramallah Cultural Palace the winners of the 2015 Young Artist of the Year Award for novel, short story and poetry. In the field of the novel, Majd Kayyal...
View ArticleDiaa Sersawi Wins the Young Adults Short Story Competition
Diaa Sersawi, 15 year old member of the QCC English Language Club, and another nine competitors won the Young Adults Short Story competition, which was launched by Tamer Institute for Community...
View ArticleUK Researcher Obtains PhD for Thesis on Autism in Palestine
UK researcher, Elaine Ashbee, recently defended her PhD thesis, submitted to the University of Birmingham, entitled Educational Inclusion for Children with Autism in Palestine. For the development of...
View ArticleCultural Centre and Palestine Office - Construction Progress
The ceiling slab of the first floor of the Foundation’s new building has been cast recently.عربي
View ArticleHead of UNESCO Ramallah Office Visits the Foundation
On 24 February, Mr. Lodovico Folin Calabi, Head of UNESCO Ramallah Office, visited the Foundation and met with Ziad Khalaf, AMQF Director General, Nader Dagher, Director of Communication & Public...
View ArticleThe A.M. Qattan Foundation Announces Gift to the Children of Tunisia on...
As part of a long-term plan to strengthen cultural exchange between the two institutions, the A.M. Qattan Foundation has today announced a $10,000 gift to The New Medina, a new centre for children and...
View ArticleMayor of the London Borough Hounslow Visits the Foundation
On 22 March, a delegation from the London Borough Hounslow Council accompanied by a officials from the Ramallah Municipality visited the A.M. Qattan Foundation (AMQF). A formal twinning link between...
View ArticleThe Foundation Mourns the Death of Writer Sohail Nowarah
A few days ago, the cultural community in Palestine lost artist and writer Sohail Nowarah, who passed away at the age of 76. Nowarah was born in 1940. He was a writer and an artist. He began his...
View ArticleThe Foundation Hosts a Delegation of Belgian Filmmakers
The Foundation hosted, on 24 March, a delegation of Belgian filmmakers accompanied by the Belgian Consul General in Jerusalem, Mr. Bruno Jans. The delegation met with a group of Palestinian filmmakers...
View ArticleMoon and Jupiter Observation Activity
On 23 March, the Child Centre – Gaza (CCG) organised a scientific activity to observe the moon and Jupiter in cooperation with the Youth Committee of the UNESCO Chair for Astronomy and Space Sciences....
View ArticleCCG Celebrates Land Day
On 30 March, the Child Centre – Gaza (CCG) launched a series of cultural and artistic activities and events in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Land Day. The event was entitled In March, we...
View ArticleParticipation in the Nowwar Nissan 2016 Festival
Between 31 March and 2 April, Walid and Helen Kattan Science Education Project (WHK) participated in the Nowwar Nissan Festival. This year’s version of the festival was named The Sea and Us. In...
View ArticleDirector of Programming at the Arts Centre Melbourne Visits the New Building...
On 5 April, Director of Programming at the Arts Centre Melbourne - Australia, Michael Stevens, visited the Foundation’s construction site of the Cultural Centre and Palestine Office. He was briefed by...
View ArticleMina’s First Album is Released
With support from the Qattan Fund for Performing Arts 2015 and Culture Resource (Mawred), the first album of Mina was released. Featuring a fine selection of nine world heritage songs from marginalised...
View ArticleA German Delegation Visits the Foundation
As part of “More Than Two Narratives” project, a German delegation from the Academy of the Protestant Church and the Petra Kelly Foundation visited on 9 April the Foundation where they were briefed by...
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