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The Committee has chosen "Beautiful Palestine" to be its
logo which expresses adherence to our beautiful homeland,
and in order to preserve all the beauty, civilization and
cultural values which are abundant in our Palestinian
heritage. Therefore, the Committee has worked towards
preserving the Palestinian artistic and folkloric heritage
in many ways including the organization of courses and
exhibitions for artistic expression, such as an
international competition it organized under the name “Your
Name…My Country”.
The purpose of the
competition was to write the name “Palestine” in a beautiful
and artistic manner. The Committee adopted the name
“Bayyara” since it is a Palestinian word for beautiful
Palestinian orchards, and because it is a name that many
generations know well. In every story and tale, you will
hear this word spoken by an old Palestinian longing for
return to his homeland in order to irrigate his orange
trees…and to collect the harvest of the lemon trees which he
or she left by force years ago. Therefore the Committee
decided to use this name to be the title for its website on
the Internet, and it is also the name of a Palestinian youth
group in the UAE which formed a folkloric troupe for the
traditional “Dabkeh” dance and Palestinian folkloric
heritage. The troupe participated in many of the Committee's
events.
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