Palestinian artists of the second half of the twentieth century, when interviewed, sometimes speak of being the first to do this or that, or that theirs was the first Palestinian one-artist exhibition, etc. The trauma of the Nakba caused an absence in knowledge. Closer study reveals that, despite this perceived chasm in the continuity of...Continue Reading

 In his studio Abed Abdi, a leading Palestinian artist, is showing works of local residents. He also recalled wistfully his former neighbor, Emile Habibi. The Work space of the artist Abed Abdi and his works are strongly tied to each other, and are connected to the city of Haifa where he was born and where...Continue Reading

Tomorrow, Saturday just before noon, a memorial monument titled “Remaining in Haifa” will be unveiled in honor of the celebrated writer and political leader Emile Habibi, above his grave in the Anglican Cemetery in Haifa. The monument is a tall, rectangular column standing 190 centimeters high, crafted from solid African granite. Its surface is engraved...Continue Reading

Issue No. 5 of Al-Jadeed Magazine, May 1991 When you meet the artist Abed Abdi and talk with him about his life and artistic activities, you feel as if you are meeting a long and vibrant history of artistic engagement—one that Abdi has been able to convey to us through the events and changes occurring...Continue Reading

Published by Yehoshua Sobol — the well-known Hebrew playwright, whom we recently came to know through Al-Ittihad newspaper for his socially themed play “Kriza.”This article appeared in the newspaper “Al Hamishmar” on 11 April 1977, and we are publishing it here in full. In the nineteenth century, they would have begun a case like this...Continue Reading

Over a decade ago, when I encountered Abed Abdi for the first time, I could not help but expect a productive and fruitful future for the painter. He was twenty one years old at the time and I came into possession of one of his early drawings, which enabled me, later on to see the...Continue Reading