«فلسطين سلام لأرض خلقت للسلام و ما رأت يوما سلاما» (Palestine: peace to a land created for peace that never saw peace) – Diwani and Jali Diwani – Islam Ramadan

Text: «فلسطين، سلامٌ لأرضٍ خُلقت للسلام و ما رأت يومًا سلامًا» (Palestine, peace to a land created for peace that never saw peace) — Mahmoud Darwish

Framed size: 50×59.5 cm

Scripts: Jali Diwani, Ottoman Diwani

Materials: Natural inks on synthetic ahar (burnished) paper

Nature of work: Handmade

Symbolism and meaning: By the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. It signifies the contrast between the essence of a land created for peace and its painful reality, and symbolizes holding on to hope and demanding justice despite the wounds.

Artist: Islam Ramadan