A call for Palestinian freedom echoed through the halls of the Arts Council of Pakistan on the 15th day of the World Culture Festival 2025, as a visiting dancer used her performance to spotlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

During a dance and music workshop led by Kuwait’s LAPA Dance Company, Palestinian performer Rawan Sameer Salamah raised the slogan 'Free Palestine' before performing the traditional resistance dance Dabke, wearing a black-and-white keffiyeh. The performance drew strong applause and became a focal point of the day’s events.

Earlier, Salamah had joined artists from Argentina, Kenya, Malaysia, Croatia, France, and Pakistan in an international open-mic session on 'Creative Freedom in Art'. The discussion quickly turned towards global anxieties over technology and the

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