Casa Palestina has been made possible by the many friends and family that have come together to donate their time, skills or guidance.

Core Team

Dima Akram

Founder & Creative Director

Tanya Karsou

Ops & Finance Director
Art & Program Director

Nour Alsholi

Carolina Pereira

Media Director
Production Design

Leen El Mobaddr

House Operator

Mohammed Radi

Chef

Hani Zeghmati

Restaurant & Bar Manager

Soraia Monteiro

Board Members

Nour el Tibi

Lara Aladina Carvalho

Carlin Quinn

Patrícia Filipa Gonçalves Baptista Nabico e Lima da Cunha

Diana Ferreira Antunes

Ana Isabel Dias Miranda de Carvalho

Casa Partners

A graphic with a barcode on the left that has vertical lines in shades of blue, purple, and black. To the right, there is text that says, 'DON'T SKIP HUMANITY,' with the words in gray.

Don’t Skip Humanity is an independent production company and storytelling lab working across cinema, media, and cultural impact. Through politically urgent films, campaigns, educational initiatives, and its digital academy, the organisation develops stories rooted in dignity, memory, and resistance across communities. Its work spans documentary cinema, digital storytelling, community-based education, and cultural mobilisation, collaborating with filmmakers, artists, grassroots movements, and impact-driven organisations.

The logo of Aswatna Studio, featuring Arabic and English text in orange with a circular design element on the right.

Aswatna Studio was founded to elevate Palestinian talent to the world stage and reshape global perceptions of Palestine through the voices of its people. Aswatna was established to address these gaps by building long-term, culturally rooted support structures for Palestinian artists.

It empowers artists to access professional opportunities, expand their audiences, and generate sustainable income.

Black and white sketch of a lion's face with detailed mane and facial features.

INSANA is a creative collective weaving Palestinian memory into contemporary form through curated and custom goods, including embroidered fabrics, tatreez kuffiyehs, tote bags, and more.

It merges heritage with contemporary feminine expression, honouring the hands that came before while creating for the world today.

Abstract illustration of a rodent, possibly a mouse or hamster, with a circular tail and facial features including eyes, ears, and nose, created using lines and shapes in shades of blue, gray, and red.

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Arabic: مقام, romanized: maqam.
Noun of place from the verb مقام (qama, "to get up), from the root ق و م (q w m).

With a curated selection of English and Arabic titles centred around the arts, culture, politics and history of the Arabic speaking world.

Maqam distribute books, curate shelves and create experiences for our community to gather and learn.

A logo featuring a stylized tree with green leaves inside a circular outline, with the text "Seeds of Hope" and "Educational Tent" beneath it in purple and red colors

Seeds of Hope (a registered association in Portugal) is a Palestinian-led association founded in 2024 created to defend the right to education and wellbeing for children in Gaza. Operating from learning tents that travel with displaced communities, the organisation provides safe, trauma-informed learning, psychosocial care, and creative healing practices for children affected by occupation, siege, and bombardment.

A circular logo with a burgundy background features a mountain outline, olive branches, and olive netting. The text reads "Montanha de Azeitonas" and "Jabal al Zaytoun," which means "Mountain of Olives" in Portuguese and Arabic.

Jabal Al Zaytoun جبل الزيتون was founded in 2024 in Alcântara, Lisbon, as a gallery and studio space dedicated to Palestinian art and culture. The initiative focused on artist representation, curatorial practice, and the production of events and cultural gatherings that bridged the local Lisbon community with the Palestinian diaspora.

Through exhibitions, street installations, and public art actions, Jabal Al Zaytoun asserted Palestinian presence in the city positioning art as a form of resistance, and testimony.