Graphic designers, researchers, and educators Ghalia Elsrakbi and Engy Aly (Sporadic Schooling) introduce pioneer designers and influential publications that centred around communicating the Palestinian struggle between the 1970s and 1990s.

During this era, graphic design emerged as a pivotal tool for the Palestinian political struggle: posters, publications, and logos not only conveyed political and cultural narratives of resistance and identity but also established a visual language of solidarity and activism recognized globally. 

Ghalia Elsrakbi explores the contributions of pioneering Arab and Palestinian designers, showcasing their political cultural production through various prints and publications that have highlighted different forms of resistance between the 1970s and the 1990s.

Following this, Engy Aly discusses the works of Dar Al-Fata Al-Arabi an experimental and progressive publishing house of children’s books based in Beirut, Lebanon, and Cairo, Egypt, that involved a roster of influential Arab writers, poets, artists, and illustrators dedicated to amplifying the Palestinian cause.

The session will be moderated by Rawad Bou Malhab, Head of Manuscripts and Archives at Qatar National Library.

The event will be conducted online via Zoom.

Date: 5 April 2026

Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Language: Arabic and English

Target Audience: Researchers, Artists, Archivists, Illustrators and Graphic Designers

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