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Palestinian youths play music on the rubble of destroyed houses in Deir al-Balah destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on May 13, 2023. (Photo: Abdelrahman Alkahlout/APA Images)

The Palestinian people practice resistance through “sumud” and steadfastness in every aspect of their lives, including in music. After October 7, Palestinian music can serve as the moral compass pointing toward decolonization.

Still image from the "Mariyamiyya" music video. (Photo: Screenshot)

The Mariyamiya songs aim to collect folkloric Palestinian songs and document the Palestinian desire to be free from the ravages of occupation, apartheid, and settler-colonialism. They are part and parcel of the collective memory of the people of Palestine.

A poster being used to promote 2022 Israel Apartheid Week in Gaza.

Activists in Gaza rework a classic Palestinian resistance song from the first intifada to fit the BDS movement today.