The power of art

 Jamilah Siksik, Jaffa Photography Project participant, with her work

My friend Zayneb Khan asked me to participate in her radio documentary
The Power of Art, which looks at how artists respond to conflict. We talked about the Jaffa Photography Project, and the humanising power of art - a person who truly knows the other, and sees his suffering, can not continue to hate.

You can listen to the documentary here:

The Power of Art aired on Unity FM. It was a joint project of Zayneb Khan, Huda Al Sabahi and Sumay Bakeel, with Muslim women's art collective Ulfah Arts.

Comments

[Gina F]

I listened - VERY powerful and moving - and you sound so confident, so assured so convinced! wonderful...

[Rebecca Pipkin]

not too idealistic Leila... sadly the ideals of some politics are just wrong. I really enjoyed listening. xx

[Zayneb Khan]

thank you for posting up to your blog Leila....gr8!!

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank u Leila for your contribution and also to thank the young people who participated in the Jaffa Photography project! As you said they are the ambassadors for the coming generations, that understand and hold hands with 'The other side'

peace your sister zayneb :)

[Khaled Diab]

Good stuff, Leila! Indeed, direct communication and cotact between the peoples of the two sides is crucial. When I visited Israel and Palestine, it gave me a human insight that years of study and research could not.

Well done! Keep it up.

[Jamika Ajalon]

really good and inspiring stuff... i am really on the same wave when u speak of connectedness..... and using art as a way of doing this....

hope to link some day!

thank you for the radio link:)

peace and all that suchness

jamika

[Shy Schindler]

an inspiring story!

[TW]

thanks LS,

I will fwd this to a number of friends. :)
People need to hear they have allies everywhere.....

warmly,
TW