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The Jerusalem Show, Outside the Gates of Heaven

The Jerusalem Show (‘Ala Abwab Al Janna) borrows its English title from the vivacious and atypical formats of the Saturday Night Live show and the Muppet Show, whereas its Arabic title ‘Ala Abwab Al Janna (Outside the Gates of Heaven) references the sacramental veneration that is bestowed on Jerusalem. A similar ludicrous dichotomy is ostensible to Jerusalem’s inhabitants (including us at Al-Ma’mal Foundation). Read more

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(0.1) Akram Halabi / (0.1) Basma Al-Sharif / (0.1) Elisabeth von Samsonow / (0.1) Emily Jacir / (0.1) Hanna Farah- Kufer Birim / (0.1) Henrik Placht / (0.1) Inass Yassin /
(0.1) Jawad Al-Malhi / (0.1) Judy Price / (0.1) Leopold Kessler / (0.1) Luchezar Boyadjiev / (0.1) Manar Zuabi / (0.1) Mohammad Al-Hawajri / (0.1) Nathalie Retivoff /
(0.1) Nida Sinnokrot / (0.1) Oraib Toukan / (0.1) Peter Riedlinger / (0.1) Phil Collins / (0.1) Roza El-Hassan / (0.1) Samir Srouji / (0.1) Sliman Mansour /
(0.1) Sophie Elbaz / (0.1) Tarek Al-Ghoussein / (0.1) Wafaa Yasin / (0.1)Jumana Manna / Alban Biaussat / Anne-Marie Filaire / Ayreen Anastas /
Desiree Palmen / Emily Jacir / Faten Nastas / Jean-Luc Vilmouth / Khaled Hourani / Larissa Sansour / Marrio Rizzi /
Mohanad Yacouby / Nabil Annani / Naoko TakaHashi / Nikolaj B.S. Larsen / Rula Halawani / Silman Mansour / Surekha /
Tayseer Barakat / Vera Tamari / Walid Maw'ed / Zeyad Dajani /

(0.1) Mohammad Al-Hawajri

Mulukhiya

"Mulukhiya (2007-2008) is the name of a popular Palestinian summer meal that I incorporate into my work as an artistic meal that nourishes the mind. It is a beautiful plant in both form and color, and its cooking process is rather complex. This work represents the process of its preparation that captured my attention as a small child. I used to watch my mother finely chop the leaves to quickly cook it, and it helped silence the hunger of those long summer days. As an adult, I realized that the food we eat is part of our daily life, a life wrought with danger. We must emulate my mother's skill and cautious dexterity in handling a 'knife' in order to survive, in spite of the perils and obstacles we face in life's multi-colored and complex 'meal.'"

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