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Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water
Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water
September 25 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm IST
Three-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026), celebrating Palestinian culture through art, music, food, education and community events
As part of the Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin three-day festival, acclaimed Palestinian artist, rapper, actor and screenwriter Tamer Nafar will perform live and take part in a discussion and Q&A with Irish-Palestinian singer and songwriter Róisín El Cherif. Nafar, a founding member of DAM, the first Palestinian hip-hop group, is known for work exploring identity, culture and social issues. The evening combines live music, conversation and cultural exchange and is presented as part of Min Al Mai Lal Mai | From Water to Water. A key event is a talk by British-Palestinian writer and lawyer Dr Selma Dabbagh, author of Out of It, moderated by Dr Rita Sakr, Saturday 26 September, 2pm, The Digital Hub.
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Artists
Tamer Nafar, Palestinian rapper, actor, screenwriter
Dr. Selma Dabbagh, British-Palestinian writer and lawyer.
Dr. Rita Sakr, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Maynooth University
Dr. Ahmed Mokhallalati, Former Head of the Plastic Surgery Department at Al Shifa Hospital
Dr. Eman Abboud, Lecturer, Trinity College Dublin
Leen Marrouf, Palestinian singer
Aziz Abushark, Palestinian/Irish musician
Alaa Al Qaisi, Palestinian translator, writer, and researcher
Full Event Details
Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin (PCD) is excited to announce its second annual cultural festival, under the theme “Min El Mai Lal Mai” – From Water to Water. We look forward to welcoming you to Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin 2026 and sharing three days of Palestinian culture, art, music, food, literature, education and community.
Festival Schedule
Friday September 25 — Opening Day
The festival opening begins at 5pm, featuring:
“Min El Mai Lal Mai” Exhibition
Food by Yaffa Cafe
Live Screen Printing by Dublin Print Collective
Music featuring singing by Leen Marrouf and qanun by Aziz Abushark
Poetry reading by Alaa Al Qaisi
Animated Palestine films
Saturday September 26 — Educational & Dabkeh Workshops
2pm — Dr. Selma Dabbagh
Out of It, moderated by Dr. Rita Sakr
3.30pm — Dr. Ahmed Mokhallalati
Former Head of the Plastic Surgery Department at Al Shifa Hospital
Healing Under Fire: When Medicine Becomes the Target
5.30pm — Dr. Eman Abboud
Fractured Geographies: Palestine’s Divided Realities
7pm — Dabkeh Workshop
Limited places available. Please email pcddublin@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Sunday September 27 — Tatreez Workshop
1pm — Tatreez Workshop
Limited places available. Please email pcddublin@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
This event is presented by Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin (PCD).
Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin
Palestinian Culture Days Dublin (PCD.Dublin) is a dynamic initiative founded by a collective of activists, artists, and intellectuals from both Palestinian and Irish communities. Our mission is to foster cultural exchange, understanding, and collaboration between Palestine and Ireland through diverse artistic and cultural disciplines.
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