by Tanya | Jun 18, 2018 | Visual Arts
Meet Me and My Sister My name is Tanya Awad. My sister Christina and I grew up between the U.A.E and Australia. We started Blank Canvas in Australia with 11 others, a platform for Self Expression & Community Building.We both studied in Perth. I gained a degree in...
by Tanya | Mar 18, 2018 | Stories
I’ve met Palestinians in the UAE who have enjoyed success stories, restarting their lives and pushing limits to succeed. When I first moved to Abu Dhabi and began volunteering with the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, one prominent businessman and philanthropist I...
by Tanya | Dec 19, 2017 | Stories
I met with Carol Sansour in Abu Dhabi, who is part of the Open Bethlehem Project, an international campaign to raise awareness and support for Bethlehem. She was born there in 1972 and lived through the Israeli occupation, the administration and military control of...