The Palestinian Bazaar will feature an array of Artists who use their talented forms of expression to encourage peace and justice for all.
The Al Jabal Dance Troupe entertains audiences in Edmonton and Alberta with their lively performances and modern take on the traditional dabke folk dance form.
Ranya Aldayeh is a Palestinian artist who studied Education with a minor in Fine Arts at the University of Alberta. Art has always been a growing passion for Ranya throughout her life and she hopes to continue growing and sharing her work as an artist.
Adnan Elladen works with a synergy of several mediums such as digital, Wire suspension systems and brushed aluminum standoffs for install applications, as well as 3-D Artwork/sculptures in plexiglass. Canadian of Lebanese descent, he incorporates influences such as industrial design, architecture, and automotives into his eclectic work. Adnan is a true creative force in design and visual media construction. His creative mind is constantly working to unveil the next genre bending form of visual media. A dynamic and adaptable Arthiteckt with a keen aesthetic eye, Adnan is a craftsman in design engaged in a constant process of technological refinement. Currently developing a Series titled Arthiteckture will be showcased at the Palestinian bazaar. Website | Twitter: @adnanelladen
A local freelance photographer with a passion for traveling and photography has recently combined the two.
Mainly focusing on cityscapes, Zeyad has a great eye for picking the right angles of his subjects. On a recent trip to Lebanon, Zeyad managed to capture some amazing images.
The Horeeyah Ensemble will be playing a selection of traditional Palestinian folksongs during the afternoon bazaar. The group is comprised of:
Jenny Butros - Vocals Dr. Ashraf El-Assaly - Oud Hoshyar Waissi - Keyboard - Hoshyar has been playing and performing for almost 20 years, accompaning many singers. He currently plays and sings as part of Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensembles (MENAME). Rick Matar - Dumbak Nada Shaban - Vocals Reem Skeik - Vocals - Reem is a Palestinian with family roots in Gaza and Jaffa. She is currently finishing her graduate studies in Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Reem is a strong believer in the value of education and community service; she actively volunteers within Edmonton’s Palestinian community, as well as organizes events with the Palestine Solidarity Network (PSN), a campus-based grassroots collective which advocates Palestinian political and social rights. Reem also has a passion for music, and she particularly enjoys showcasing her heritage by performing Palestinian folkloric songs.
Khadija is a poet, singer, educator and volunteer committed to service in her community, but really, she sees herself as just another ordinary person trying to do her part to spread knowledge and awareness. She has performed locally with many talented musicians and artists including the People's Poets. Freedom for Palestine is an issue close to her heart, having studied Middle East politics in university and being a proud member of the Canadian Muslim mosaic. She takes every opportunity to be a vocal opponent of the state of Isreal's inhumane policies and inform people of the injustices committed towards Palestinians.
Marihan is an artist who enjoys experimenting with color, texture and paint application techniques as a way of continuously discovering new ways of artistic presentation. She believes in art that is not necessarily just about the replication of the real world but art that is visually appealing in a manner that grabs the viewer's attention and challenges the viewer to wrestle with multiple interpretations. She finds that art is a powerful and valuable medium of communication that breaks down the barriers of language and hopes to use it as such in future projects.
Ahmed Ali also known as Knowmadic is a Somali-Canadian poet who is known to use humor and word play in his poetry to create awareness of social issues that aren’t often given attention. He feels he is continuing the legacy passed on by his ancestors who shared a common interest in spoken word.
In 2011, along with team Edmonton, Ahmed became the Canadian Festival of Spoken word champion. He also competed in the underground competition placing second out of 20 plus well recognized poets throughout Canada. His line “I Am Africa” was given most memorable and most likely to ap@Apear on a T-shirt.
Minister Faust is a long-time community activist, writer, journalist, broadcaster, public speaker and martial artist in several disciplines.
With more than 25 years of public speakingexperience, in front of everything from intimate workshops to TEDx Edmonton to crowds in the tens of thousands,
Minister Faust creates the ideal mixture of humourous, wise, technical and inspirational.
Originally from Lac La Biche, Manal Moghrabi is now in her first year of illustration design at MacEwan University. Manal's passions includes photography, traveling, and exploring different illustration techniques. Her passion for social change and democracy exudes itself through her artwork in many ways.
Yasmeen Najmeddine is a 13 year-old emerging singer/songwriter from St. Albert , who is currently working on recording her original music in the studio . She has a passion for music and enjoys playing her guitar.
Mousa Qasqas is a talented spoken word artist and has performed poetry at the Green Mill in Chicago which is actually the birthplace of Slam poetry. He is a long serving board member of the Canada Palestine Cultural Association. Mousa will showcase his poetic talent and his knowledge of Palestine both as a performer at our poetry night and as the MC of our fashion show.
Julio Garcia aka Skye RiTe, is an Edmonton-based poet and social activist who believes in the resistance to oppression and the organization of popular movements in times like we're facing today. Socially conscious everything should be our ideal, but music and art a definate must. Skye RiTe is an avid supporter of the global grassroots Boycott Divestment Sanctions campaign against the state of Israel. Skye does not support antisemitism, nor does he support the punishment, racism, hatred, bigotry, violence, or colonization of any human person, or community, based on skin color or ethnicity. Free Palestine.
Nadine Saidane is a artist and photographer who enjoys creating for the purpose of beauty as well as meaning. Origins in Tunisian have helped her understand the importance of freedom as expressed through all mediums.
Nakita Valerio is a Muslim convert, artist, writer, and voracious student of Life from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, currently living in Marrakesh, Morocco. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English from the University of Alberta in 2009. Prior to completing her degree, Nakita studied visual art for six years at Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. She is currently the volunteer director and primary English teacher at the Bassma Primary School in El Attaouia, Morocco, which she helped open in Fall 2011.
Nakita is currently working towards finding an expressive voice under the paradigms of political action and Islam, seeking to create in a way that is both meaningful and permissible. This series is her first adventure in what will likely be a long relationship with abstract expressionism and her first series using a seriously limited palette.
The paintings convey an intensely personal horror at our collective history and strive to confront the viewer without apology.
Nakita made the Dean's Honours List from 2007-2009 and graduated from her degree with Honours Distinction. Prior to this, she received the Victoria School Major Arts Award for 2004, the Victoria Arts Society Award for Art in 2004 and received a nomination for the Edmonton Public School's Visual Arts District Award in the same year.
Currently, Hoshyar is working on his Master at Philosophy of Religion Theology. He has been practicing the art of calligraphy for almost 17 years, since the age of 8. His work is in demand at universities, high schools, businesses, stores, etc. Hoshyar hopes to start teaching a course in Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Alberta.
The Al Jabal Dance Troupe entertains audiences in Edmonton and Alberta with their lively performances and modern take on the traditional 
Ranya Aldayeh is a Palestinian artist who studied Education with a minor in Fine Arts at the University of Alberta. Art has always been a growing passion for Ranya throughout her life and she hopes to continue growing and sharing her work as an artist.
Adnan Elladen works with a synergy of several mediums such as digital, Wire suspension systems and brushed aluminum standoffs for install applications, as well as 3-D Artwork/sculptures in plexiglass. Canadian of Lebanese descent, he incorporates influences such as industrial design, architecture, and automotives into his eclectic work. Adnan is a true creative force in design and visual media construction. His creative mind is constantly working to unveil the next genre bending form of visual media. A dynamic and adaptable Arthiteckt with a keen aesthetic eye, Adnan is a craftsman in design engaged in a constant process of technological refinement. Currently developing a Series titled 
Khadija is a poet, singer, educator and volunteer committed to service in her community, but really, she sees herself as just another ordinary person trying to do her part to spread knowledge and awareness. She has performed locally with many talented musicians and artists including the People's Poets. Freedom for Palestine is an issue close to her heart, having studied Middle East politics in university and being a proud member of the Canadian Muslim mosaic. She takes every opportunity to be a vocal opponent of the state of Isreal's inhumane policies and inform people of the injustices committed towards Palestinians. 
Marihan is an artist who enjoys experimenting with color, texture and paint application techniques as a way of continuously discovering new ways of artistic presentation. She believes in art that is not necessarily just about the replication of the real world but art that is visually appealing in a manner that grabs the viewer's attention and challenges the viewer to wrestle with multiple interpretations. She finds that art is a powerful and valuable medium of communication that breaks down the barriers of language and hopes to use it as such in future projects.
Ahmed Ali also known as 
Originally from Lac La Biche, Manal Moghrabi is now in her first year of illustration design at MacEwan University. Manal's passions includes photography, traveling, and exploring different illustration techniques. Her passion for social change and democracy exudes itself through her artwork in many ways. 
Yasmeen Najmeddine is a 13 year-old emerging singer/songwriter from St. Albert , who is currently working on recording her original music in the studio . She has a passion for music and enjoys playing her guitar.
Mousa Qasqas is a talented spoken word artist and has performed poetry at the Green Mill in Chicago which is actually the birthplace of Slam poetry. He is a long serving board member of the Canada Palestine Cultural Association. Mousa will showcase his poetic talent and his knowledge of Palestine both as a performer at our poetry night and as the MC of our fashion show.
Julio Garcia aka 
Nadine Saidane is a artist and photographer who enjoys creating for the purpose of beauty as well as meaning. Origins in Tunisian have helped her understand the importance of freedom as expressed through all mediums.
Nakita Valerio is a Muslim convert, artist, writer, and voracious student of Life from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, currently living in Marrakesh, Morocco. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English from the University of Alberta in 2009. Prior to completing her degree, Nakita studied visual art for six years at Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. She is currently the volunteer director and primary English teacher at the
Currently, Hoshyar is working on his Master at Philosophy of Religion Theology. He has been practicing the art of calligraphy for almost 17 years, since the age of 8. His work is in demand at universities, high schools, businesses, stores, etc. Hoshyar hopes to start teaching a course in Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Alberta.
