Main Projects / Activities

Rana’s activities are directed at generating intercultural dialogue and creativity, enabling bridge-building and actualizing transformative interactions through music between various groups in Israel-Palestine and abroad, all through a gendered lens. Our activities:
1. Provide a space for Jaffa’s Christian, Muslim, and Jewish women to meet, sing, and exchange cultural and interpersonal knowledge, through weekly meetings and rehearsals.

2. Raise awareness of the possibility of a shared, peaceful, intercultural society in the Israeli-Palestinian context throughout our performances: Rana performs a number of concerts throughout the year and participates in events on an ongoing basis, many of which are performed pro bono for grassroots organizations which align with our values such as: women’s causes and peacebuilding initiatives, as well as for underserved communities who cannot afford to pay for the concerts. Every year, audiences are profoundly moved as the Rana Choir appears at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony.

3. Create a women-led platform for intercultural dialogue and exchange through music for different audiences throughout Israel-Palestine and abroad: Our Song and Discourse Encounters - participatory encounters blend live choir performances with intimate storytelling from members' lived experiences, followed by open dialogue where audiences engage directly with the women about how the choir has transformed their lives, identities, and communities. These sessions challenge audiences to reconsider what is possible in Arab-Jewish relations and women's role in building an equal society.