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Panel discussion at the Sustainable Fashion Symposium Palestine© Goethe-Institut Ramallah

Sustainable Fashion Symposium Palestine

On October 18 and 19 2022, the Kultur Ensemble – French-German Cultural Institute in Ramallah and Birzeit University hosted the first “Sustainable Fashion Symposium Palestine”. The aim of the event was to connect international sustainability advocates with local game-changers and brands. The event focused heavily on current reflections and perspectives for sustainable fashion in Palestine, and created a platform to bring contemporary Palestinian fashion designs and voices to the world. 
 

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Designing Modernity © Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares / Goethe-Institut Ramallah

Designing Modernity

In the architecture of Arab cities, the impact of modernism is visible through concrete examples. The Goethe-Institut Palestinian Territories, together with Dr. George Arbid (Beirut) and Prof. Dr. Philipp Oswalt (Berlin), both experts in historiographical architectural research of modernism, embarked on a search for traces since 2019. The regional book project, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, was published in Arabic and English.

Al-Ghussein-House © Ismail Abu Hatab

AL-GHUSSEIN-HAUS

The Al-Ghussein House is a historic building in the heart of the Gaza Strip and a remarkable example of late Ottoman architecture in the Palestinian territories. In 2020, the Goethe-Institut Ramallah initiated the reconstruction of the historic landmark to preserve it as an outstanding example of Gaza's cultural and architectural heritage. Now the restoration is complete and a new cultural center is being built.

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