Rim Banna: The Voice of Palestine

November 9, 2026

Rim Banna, born in Nazareth in 1966 to the poet Zuhaira Sabbagh, became one of the most beloved Palestinian singer-songwriters.

This Al Jazeera World film tells a life of creativity, success, political activism and personal tragedy, up to her death from cancer in 2018.

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