AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCultural Resilience in Gaza: In Nuseirat, an oud repairman is rebuilding damaged instruments with scarce tools and materials, as young people send their instruments to keep Palestinian music alive amid power cuts and displacement. Textile Heritage Spotlight: Malaysia’s Islamic Arts Museum opened “Tatreez: Reclaiming Palestine Through Embroidery,” framing Palestinian embroidery as a living archive of memory and identity, with a revival that’s now showing up in contemporary fashion and global exhibitions. Education Under Pressure (West Bank): Israeli forces raided Birzeit University near Ramallah, assaulting a security guard and damaging campus facilities, while exams were confirmed to continue on schedule. Sanitation and Industry Fallout (Gaza): Aid agencies warn Gaza’s sanitation collapse is driving skin infections and disease risk, with most water and sanitation infrastructure damaged and heavy reliance on trucked water—an industrial-scale recovery challenge. Entrepreneurship Funding: UNIDO’s Bahrain office proposed a BD40m international fund to support war-affected startups and MSMEs, including Palestine, aiming to scale industrial rehabilitation through donor contributions. Regional Diplomacy: Türkiye’s parliament speaker urged NATO allies to end Israeli aggression as essential for peace, backing a two-state solution and welcoming US-Iran talks.
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