Mobile Beautiful Resistance, a Celebration—Palestine & Israel

Photos by Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography—teeksaphoto.org

The early events—a bunch of talks by elders, including Abed—did not exactly ignite the audience. Children were restive, noisy, playful, but respectful. Only when children themselves took the stage, giving readings, singing—and finally the ultimate: the debke—did the children pay much attention. Watching debke, kids in the back stood on chairs, clapped wildly.