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Gaza’s Sole Art Gallery Perseveres

Gallery Iltiqa, Gaza’s only art gallery, is adding value to the Strip’s cultural scene, despite significant challenges, Linah Alsaafin writes.
Palestinian woman attends a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, in Gaza April 16, 2007. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA) - RTR1OOS7

Located just a couple hundred of meters from the sea on Omar al-Mukhtar Street is Gaza’s first art gallery, a nondescript door that is nestled between minimarkets.

Gallery Iltiqa was established in October 2009. One of the founders, artist Raed Essa, said the name came from the frequent gatherings of artists in Gaza.

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