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Maryam Wasm Jabbour Touqan (born in Abilene in 1982), is a Palestinian lawyer, singer with a number of musical releases, and political activist who participated in a number of peace initiatives between Arabs and Israelis.
Growing up and education
She was born in the town of I'billin in the Galilee. She graduated from Mar Elias High School in her village, I'billin, in 2000. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Haifa, after which she received a certificate and a license to practice law. She specialized in damages and human rights. Multiple in the Faculty of Music at the university, and was a member of the Arab choir of the university led by d. Tayseer Haddad.
her artistic career
She started singing at the age of four, and joined the school choir, then the church choir, in which she performed Byzantine hymns. She joined the Hebrew Karawan Choir and played some solo roles in it. In 2003, she participated in the “Arafizion” program with a special song for her, which is the song “Maqhana”, written by Samih Al-Qasim and composed by Nabih Awad.
In 2004, while she was a student at the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa, she was chosen to participate and sing in the international music project “Youth” for peace, which produced a multi-disc, sponsored by the European Union.
In 2007, she participated in the Israeli TV program “The Birth of a Star.” She was a Palestinian Arab who participated in a talent show on Israeli television, and completed its final stages.
With her band, "Al-Ruba'i Touqan", she presented various performances of well-known songs and songs composed by the band's members, and she presented songs in several languages, in a style that combines eastern and western music.
The band held workshops and musical educational courses, and collaborated with artists such as Georges Zamfir, Alba Ramallo and others, in performances in country and international theaters such as the Opera House in the Italian city of Trieste, and participated in Arab and international festivals, including the Jerash Festival and the Riomondi Festival.
Albums and plays
In 2008, she released her first album, The Eve of Christmas, which was supervised by musician Moein Daniel.
In the year 2012, Mariam Toukan, in cooperation with the Karawan Association and Maestro Nabih Awwad, presented the lyrical theatrical work “The Darkness of Nissan”, inspired by the Al-Rahbanah plays, and Maryam played the main role, the play written and directed by Elias Matar.
In 2013, Maryam participated in a major role in the theatrical work, A Needle and a Fine Thread for Al-Manara Association, a distinguished work that brought together Maryam and people with disabilities who acted, a unique work that captivated the audience.
Mariam has several solo songs, including “Asrar|,” “Haddna Sawa,” “Mawal,” and “Ehsas Jdeed,” which are in Arabic and Spanish.
In 2014, she participated in the song "Mothers' Prayer", by Israeli singer Yael Dekelbaum
Album "We Are the Youth Generation", in collaboration with rapper Sameh Zaqout, in solidarity with Arab youth and the Arab Spring in Syria and Egypt.
She is working on releasing her fourth album at the end of 2020
political activities
Toukan worked with the Women Wage Peace organization, which was formed during the 2014 war, and Arab and Israeli activists participated in it. Together, they sang the song “Mothers’ Prayer” by the Israeli Yael Dekelbaum, and presented it again in October 2016 in a march that included 4,000 Arab women. An Israeli gathering north of the Dead Sea.
She participated and cooperated with local and international feminist organizations in organizing and leading peace marches and conferences in different countries, including Spain (Cordoba, Seville and Cadiz), Brazil (Curitiba), Italy (Bergamo), Germany (Berlin), Switzerland (Berne, Zurich, Geneva and Kreuzlingen), and France. (Nîmes and Toulouse).
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