Gaza drama was staged at Maltepe Theater Festival

On the fourth day of the 8th International Maltepe Theater Festival organized by Maltepe Municipality, the human tragedy in Gaza was brought to the stage with the real life stories of women. Maltepe Mayor Architect Esin Köymen, who watched the game, supported the Palestinians' struggle by saying, "I salute the Palestinians who have resisted Israel's attacks that have been going on for many years. Thank you, your struggle is our struggle."

Al-Kasaba Theater Group from Palestine was on the stage on the fourth day of the 8th International Maltepe Theater Festival, organized by Maltepe Municipality with the theme of 'Culture and Art Solidarity', where the State and Municipal Theaters in many countries of the world staged their works free of charge.

In the play "Deep Voices", written and performed by actress Tahani Salim, who continues her theater, film and television productions in Jordan, Lebanon, Germany and Switzerland, and directed by Sawsan Darwaza, the story of hundreds of thousands of people who were expelled from Gaza by Israel's attacks was brought to the stage. In the play, based on the real life story of Farah El-Ghul, who was forced to migrate, the lives of Gazan women who faced war and struggled to survive and continue their lives were shared with the audience. Salim and the women of Gaza received a standing ovation from the audience for several minutes at the end of the one-act play.

Mayor of Maltepe, Architect Esin Köymen, was among those who watched the play. Mayor Köymen, who went on stage at the end of the play and presented a plaque to Tahani Salim, said, "I salute the Palestinians who have resisted Israel's attacks that have been going on for many years. Thank you, your struggle is our struggle. I congratulate the entire team for reflecting very well the difference between what we are told and the reality."

Stating that he continues to experience the effects of the play he has performed many times, Salim said, "Palestinians have been living like this for years. Nobody protects the Palestinians, everyone is defenseless. In Palestine, art is not protected as well as women and children. We will not refrain from explaining this process. We will fight with art, theatre, music and dance. We will fight with art. These are the tools we use to survive. Since I started playing this game, I started to feel better. Not being able to do something about what was happening in Palestine made me feel sad. This project is for me. "It was also therapy. At least I started to make my people's voice heard," he said.