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.

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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