Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center

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.

Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
مركز خليل السكاكيني الثقافي

Founded	1996
Type	Non-profit
Location	Ramallah, Palestine
Area served	Arts and Cultural
Key people	Yazan Khalili (Director) Alhareth Rayyan (Programs manager)
Website	http://www.sakakini.org

The centre holds art exhibits, book readings, poetry readings, children's activities and film screenings. Additionally to long term projects KSCC has also transferred some of its activities to facilities outside Ramallah, such as to Birzeit, Gaza City, and Bethlehem, to enable continuation of the projects during Israeli imposed curfews.^[1]

Adila Laïdi-Hanieh was the first director of the centre between 1996 and 2005.^[2][3] Yazan Khalili has been the director since 2015.^[4][5][6][7]

See also

• Khalil al-Sakakini
• Palestinian Heritage Center

References

1. "Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center". Artfactories. 26 August 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
2. Laïdi-Hanieh, Adila (2007). "Paradigm Shift: Building Inclusive Cultural Practices" (PDF). European Cultural Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.
3. "Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center". digi-arts. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
4. "Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre". Art Places. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. Patience, Martin (7 February 2006). "Palestinians consider life under Hamas". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
6. Kalman, Matthew (27 April 2006). "Israeli barrier draws artists to a cause: Many Palestinians object to paintings as disguising reality". Boston.com - The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021.
7. Johal, Am (12 October 2004). "Culture and dissent: Khalil Sakakini Center looks towards creative resistance". The Electronic Intifada. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

• Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre

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