Culture of Palestine (region)

Karimeh Abbud (18 November 1893 – 27 April 1940; Arabic: كريمة عبّود‎), was a Palestinian professional photographer and artist who lived and worked in Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. She was one of the first woman photographers in the Arab World.

Tomorrow's Pioneers (Arabic: رواد الغد Ruwād al-Ghad), also known as The Pioneers of Tomorrow, is a Palestinian children's television show that was broadcast by the Hamas-affiliated television station Al-Aqsa TV from April 13, 2007 to October 16, 2009, and featured young host Saraa Barhoum and her co-host Farfour, a large Mickey Mouse-like costumed character, performing skits (or "scenes") and discussing life in Palestine in a talk show fashion with call-ins from children (typically of age 9–13 with some as young as 3). Presented in a children's educational format similar to such other preschool shows as Sesame Street or Barney & Friends, Tomorrow's Pioneers is highly controversial as it contains antisemitism, Islamism, anti-Americanism, and other anti-Western themes.

Omar Yussef is a fictional character and the hero of a series of crime novels by Welsh writer Matt Rees.

Thursday of the Dead (Arabic: خميس الأموات, Khamis al-Amwat), also known as Thursday of the Secrets (Arabic: خميس الأسرار, Khamis al-Asrar) or Thursday of the Eggs, is a feast day shared by Christians and Muslims in the Levant. It falls sometime between the Easter Sundays of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions. It is a day on which the souls of the dead are honoured. A popular day among women in the region, it underscores the shared culture between Arab Christians and Muslims.

Nabi Musa (Arabic: ٱلنَّبِي مُوْسَى, An-Nabī Mūsā, 'the Prophet Moses', also transliterated as Nebi Musa) is primarily a Muslim holy site near Jericho in Palestine, where a local Muslim tradition places the tomb of Moses (called Musa in Islam). The compound is centered on a mosque which contains the alleged tomb. It used to be the site of an eponymous seven-day-long religious festival that was celebrated annually by Palestinian Muslims, beginning on the Friday before Good Friday in the Orthodox calendar used by the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. Considered in the political context of 1920 as "the most important Muslim pilgrimage in Palestine", the festival was built around a collective pilgrimage from Jerusalem to what was understood to be the Tomb of Moses. A great building with multiple domes marks the mausoleum of Moses.

Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center (Arabic: مركز خليل السكاكيني الثقافي) is a leading Palestinian arts and culture organization that aims to create a pluralistic, critical liberating culture through research, query, and participation, and that provides an open space for the community to produce vibrant and liberating cultural content. Located in Ramallah, KSCC is housed in a renovated building, dating back to the early 20th century, based on traditional Palestinian architecture. Initially established in May 1996 as a branch of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, KSCC was registered as a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) in 1998. The center is named after the Jerusalemite scholar, poet, and nationalist, Khalil Sakakini.

The Khalidi Library (Arabic: المكتبة الخالدية al-Maktaba al-Khālidiyya) is a library and archive in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was established in 1900, under Ottoman rule.

The Palestinian Heritage Center (Arabic: مركز التراث الفلسطيني) is a Palestinian cultural center located in Bethlehem. It was established in 1991 by Maha Saca. The center contains exhibitions on Palestinian costumes, folklore, history, and other cultural aspects.

The Palestinian Ministry of Culture is a government agency responsible for promoting and supporting cultural activities and initiatives in Palestine. It was established in 1994 following the signing of the Oslo Accords, which recognized the Palestinian Authority as the governing body in the occupied territories. The current Minister of Culture in Palestine is Atef Abu Saif.

The Palestinian National Library (Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is a national library located in Ramallah, in the West Bank, Palestine. It was also known as the National Library of Palestine. It was established in 2019 and located in Surda, a village near Ramallah. The library covers an area of 4,700 square meters and served as a repository of Palestinian cultural heritage and knowledge.