A selection of works by Palestinian artist Heba Zagout.
Heba was killed by an Israeli airstrike on her home in Gaza along with 2 of her children, on October 13th, 2023. She was only 39. Her dream was to exhibit her art around the world. We can still make that come true. Would you please help me? Spread Heba's art, tell your friends about her, preserve her legacy.
Heba studied graphic design and had a passion for vibrant colors. She spent her life painting scenery of Palestine, including cities she'd never even been to because she was confined in Gaza. Her work features many symbols of Palestinian culture, such as the Dome of the Rock, olive trees, domed stone houses, adjoining mosque minarets and church spires, red poppies (national flower of Palestine), and tatreez - the unique embroidered patterns traditionally worn by Palestinian women.
This is a small selection of my favorites, but you can find much more on her IG, @zagoutheba.
Rest in power. Free Palestine.
currently reading:
except for palestine: the limits of progressive politics by marc lamont hill & mitchell plitnick
palestine: a socialist introduction, ed. by sumaya awad & brian bean
on my non-fiction reading list:
the question of palestine, edward said
the hundred years’ war on palestine, rashid khalidi
palestinian identity, rashid khalidi
ten myths about israel, ilan pappé
the ethnic cleansing of palestine, ilan pappé
on palestine, noam chomsky & ilan pappé
blaming the victims: spurious scholarship and the palestinian question, ed. by edward said & christopher hitchens
the case for sanctions against israel, ed. by audrea lim
justice for some: law and the question of palestine, noura erakat
freedom is a constant struggle, angela davis
the butterfly's burden, mahmoud darwish
on my fiction reading list:
minor detail, adania shibli
enter ghost, isabella hammad
salt houses, hala alyan
men in the sun, ghassan kanafani
zadig & voltaire fw18
Ayo Edebiri photographed by Angelo Pennetta for Vogue Magazine
who are your favorite models
at the moment: hoyeon jung, fernanda ly, aya jones, adut akech, sora choi, grace elizabeth
all time faves: beverly peele, imaan hammam, naomi campbell, magdalena frackowiak
actually I think you're lying about your lived experience and the proof I have is that i asked the warped and evil strawman version of you that I built to live inside my mind and it said you're full of shit and you never have good intentions ever
This is the Palestine Film Institute website, it offers free access to multiple shorts, documentaries, films etc, as well as suggestions and a long list of cinematic art made by Palestinians.
This is Aflamuna, a non-profit platform dedicated to sharing independent films from the Arab region with audiences worldwide. Handpicked cult, classic, contemporary, and sometimes unreleased films that are mostly inaccessible to the public are made available free of charge every week. It has one of the most impactful Palestinian movies.