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Cultural Heist: Biblical currency and Zion-washing of Palestinian national dress
Picture: via Wikimedia Commons – Palestinian traditional dresses (thobe) and embroideries (tatreez). Culture, handed down from one generation to the next, shapes individuals’ mindsets and
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Famous artist designs racial justice windows for National Cathedral
Picture: Jonathan Mehring/The Washington Post – Artist Kerry James Marshall, with a stained-glass window he designed. By Marisa Iati WASHINGTON – His paintings sometimes sell
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Children’s lit and collective memory: culture in the struggle for liberation
Picture: Mahmoud Ajjour/The Palestine Chronicle – Palestinian children at a music festival in Gaza. ‘Not all Palestinians share the same experience and voice, but they
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Preserving culture, identity central to building the future
Picture: Bongani Mbatha/African News Agency (ANA) – Dancers in a traditional dance ceremony. By Dr Gugu Mazibuko This month is celebrated as the Heritage Month
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Extreme weather threatens best-kept art of the ancient Silk Road
Picture: ANA Files – Bodhisattva holding up as lotus, right, and other sculptures of the Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 AD, are displayed in Dunhuang: Buddhist
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High-price plunge to ocean depths
Picture: Handout / OceanGate Expeditions / AFP – This undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions, shows their Titan submersible beginning a descent. News reports said
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Cultural Heist: Biblical currency and Zion-washing of Palestinian national dress
Picture: via Wikimedia Commons – Palestinian traditional dresses (thobe) and embroideries (tatreez). Culture, handed down from one generation to the next, shapes individuals’ mindsets and
![](https://theafrican.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9AVVSDnUrURuoDcbDjeOcIf96Jk-300x200.jpg)
Famous artist designs racial justice windows for National Cathedral
Picture: Jonathan Mehring/The Washington Post – Artist Kerry James Marshall, with a stained-glass window he designed. By Marisa Iati WASHINGTON – His paintings sometimes sell
![](https://theafrican.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hdTZLN9xnzB42clG184PUInPy6U-300x201.png)
Children’s lit and collective memory: culture in the struggle for liberation
Picture: Mahmoud Ajjour/The Palestine Chronicle – Palestinian children at a music festival in Gaza. ‘Not all Palestinians share the same experience and voice, but they
![](https://theafrican.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/n8nJMe-gdjaMKENBbGfedOumLeU-300x167.jpg)
Preserving culture, identity central to building the future
Picture: Bongani Mbatha/African News Agency (ANA) – Dancers in a traditional dance ceremony. By Dr Gugu Mazibuko This month is celebrated as the Heritage Month
![](https://theafrican.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/7faff853-8f64-5ce0-8750-c992c1e92fa0-300x209.jpg)
Extreme weather threatens best-kept art of the ancient Silk Road
Picture: ANA Files – Bodhisattva holding up as lotus, right, and other sculptures of the Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 AD, are displayed in Dunhuang: Buddhist
![](https://theafrican.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Xvn_enDvQfbywzlX-xcy3b-I7_o-300x206.jpg)
High-price plunge to ocean depths
Picture: Handout / OceanGate Expeditions / AFP – This undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions, shows their Titan submersible beginning a descent. News reports said