Miriam Toukan

Miriam Toukan (also known as Miriam Tukan,[1][2] Arabic: مريم طوقان‎, Hebrew: מרים טוקאן‎) is a Palestinian-Israeli singer from I'billin.[3]

Miriam Toukan
Background information
Birth nameMiriam Toukan (Arabic: مريم طوقان)
BornI'billin, Israel
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, lawyer, and peace activist

She has performed at festivals including the Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival,[4] and her project Quartetoukan.[5] She has also participated in marches for peace with other women singers and activists in Spain,[6] Germany,[7] Brazil,[8] and Italy.[9]

In 2012, she performed an Arabic version of Fun's song "We Are Young".[10] From 2013 to the present, she is the leader of Quartetoukan, a musical project that aims to unite cultures and people through music.

Toukan is a member of the movements for the advancement of peace in the Middle East and the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such as Combatants for Peace and Women Wage Peace. Toucan participated in several peace marches in various countries with the Women Wage Peace, and sang in Arabic the song "Mother's Prayer" which became the movement's anthem.

Discography
  • 2008: Christmas Eve
  • 2011: Miriam Toukan

References
  1. "'Biggest Arabic lesson in the world' held in Israel to protest nation-state law". i24 News.
  2. "Thousands Attend Mega Arabic Lesson in Tel Aviv to Protest Nation-state Law". Haaretz. July 30, 2018.
  3. "מרים טוקאן מפתיעה ביידיש: "השפה הזו סקרנה אותי מילדותי"". Maariv (in Hebrew). July 10, 2019.
  4. "Zohar Fresco – Cyprus Rialto World Music". cyprusrialtoworldmusic.com.
  5. "Quartetoukan". Jazz-Schmiede Düsseldorf.
  6. Martínez, María José (June 4, 2017). "Más de 4.000 mujeres marchan por la paz en Córdoba". Cadena SER.
  7. "Women's March for Peace Berlin 2017". indigo-sun.com. September 14, 2017.
  8. "Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná volta ao palco em fevereiro – Notícias – Centro Cultural Teatro Guaíra". teatroguaira.pr.gov.br.
  9. "Allo Spirito del Pianeta: "La preghiera delle Madri"". dietrolanotizia.eu. May 21, 2018.
  10. Miriam Toukan Feat. SAZ – We Are Young نحن جيل الشباب (Arabic Version) on YouTube
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