November 1, 2018
MIDDLE EAST EYE (14/9/2017)
Streets are dim and narrow in the Palestinian refugee camp of Burj al-Barajneh, in southern Beirut. Walls are so high in the camp’s thread-like alleys, that in some places daylight is nowhere to be found.
Yet colours burst off the walls where murals have been painted by Palestinian artists using art as a way to affirm Palestinian identity and rights.
“I believe that colours give people hope,” says Jihad Moussa, a 20-year old university student and self-taught artist. He is interested in painting themes related to Palestinian heritage, but also likes to paint trees and animals to decorate the walls of Burj al-Barajneh and improve the camp’s appearance to its inhabitants (…)