Democratic Palestine : 40 (ص 19)
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Union of Palestinian Women was
thoroughly discussed. There was over-
all consensus in favor of working to
increase the union’s activities and con-
solidate democracy.
Four days of discussions resulted
in a new work program for the coming
four years. The program was inspired
by the congress’ slogan: «Developing
the role of Palestinian women in exile
to complement the role of their sisters
in the occupied territories, in order to
achieve freedom and independence.»
One _ session was devoted to
approving amendments to the internal
charter of rules and regulations. These
amendments were proposed in
response to new demands that have
arisen over the organization’s four
years of experience and expansion.
Parallel to the congress, the Pales-
tinian Women’s Committees conducted
seven seminars on the following topics:
- Women in the uprising, by Rasmieh
Odeh;
- The Jordanian women’s movement,
the reality and the future, by Dr.
Hanan Bouderi;
- The General Union of Palestinian
Women, by Nihaya Mohamed;
- The Palestinian declaration of inde-
pendence, by attorney Thafer Khadra;
- The Syrian women’s movement from
a historical view, by Nawal Yaziji of
the Syrian Women’s League for the
Protection of Motherhood and Child-
hood;
- The Lebanese woman’s role in the
revolutionary process, by Azza
Mruweh;
- The influence of the uprising on chil-
dren’s literature, by the writer Nahed
Al Rayes.
Preparing for the future
The final statement issued at the
end of the congress commended the
uprising and emphasized the role of all
sectors of the Palestinian masses in the
struggle for achieving their national
rights. The statement called on the
PLO to upgrade its practice in order to
fulfill the demands of the uprising. The
statement summarized the discussions
that took place at the congress and the
content of the reports adopted.
A new general council of 36 mem-
bers was democratically elected. The
new council includes young, qualified
women cadres representing the diffe-
rent branches of the Palestinian
Women’s Committees.
The convening of the second gen-
eral congress of the Palestinian
Women’s Committees was a turning
point in the experience of this rela-
tively new mass organization, and tes-
tified to the success of its work so far.@
Democratic Palestine, July-August 1990
Japan
Palestinian Culture on Display
Two events highlighting Palesti-
nian culture took place this summer in
Japan. In June, the _ International
Union of Fashion presented a seminar
in Tokyo on Palestinian national cos-
tumes, and in particular women’s dres-
ses(thoab). The seminar was followed
by a fashion show of Palestinian thoab
from various parts of Palestine, worn
by Japanese models.
In July, an art exhibition was
sponsored by the Union of Asia,
Africa and Latin America for Japanese
Artists, in the Metropolitan Art Gal-
lery in Tokyo. More than 30 Palesti-
nian artists were among the third
world participants, most of whom were
from the occupied territories. They
included Ismail Shamout, Suleiman
Mansour, Fathi Ghabin and Kamal
Boullata. Most of the works on exhib-
ition dealt with the intifada. The guest
of honor at the exhibition was Tayseer
Sharaf, a Palestinian artist from the
occupied territories.
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