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During the 2023 Palestine Marathon, which took place on 10th March, the forum’s very own ‘Takht’ and ‘Naqsh’ ensembles played whilst participants ran the marathon. This is the second year in which our ensembles have played during the marathon in Bethlehem, which promotes freedom of movement.

On the 5th of March 2023, the awards ceremony for the photography competition, ‘Jerusalem through the eyes of its children’ was held at the Augusta Victoria Hall in Jerusalem. Awards were presented to 3 entrants each across 3 age categories (8-12, 13-16, and 17-22). The 7 participants were tasked with showing Jerusalem through their eyes,…

At the Dar-El-Tifel branch of the JYCF, a professional portrait painting workshop took place from November 2022 until February 2023. This comprised of 12, 3 hour sessions over the course of the 3 months. 12 girls from the ages of 14 to 19, took part in classes demonstrating a variety of techniques such as the…

From the 2nd to the 8th of January 2023, the JYCF held its very first winter camp at the Silwan Athletic Club. Over the six days, 40 students between ages 9 and 16 took part in an intensive workshop. This included ensembles, celebrating middle eastern music and the ‘Naqsh’ qanoun band, classes on leadership and…

A short report on ‘Palestine TV’ Channel show casing the “Naqsh” band as part of the JYCF’s Arts program. To watch the report click the link below. https://www.facebook.com/dinadana2019/videos/533804175562178