Jumana Emil Abboud's 'I Feel Nothing' series was produced during her residency and inspired by Titian's 'Noli Me Tangere'. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Jumana Emil Abboud's 'I Feel Nothing' series was produced during her residency and inspired by Titian's 'Noli Me Tangere'. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Jumana Emil Abboud's 'I Feel Nothing' series was produced during her residency and inspired by Titian's 'Noli Me Tangere'. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Artist Jumana Emil Abboud explains how a residency in London helped shake up her daily routine and boost her creativity.

A teacher training session in the central Gaza Strip at a UNRWA school in Nuseirat Camp. (Image credit: Omar Shala)

A teacher training session in the central Gaza Strip at a UNRWA school in Nuseirat Camp. (Image credit: Omar Shala)

A teacher training session in the central Gaza Strip at a UNRWA school in Nuseirat Camp. (Image credit: Omar Shala)

Suheil Tarazi, programme manager at the British Council in the Palestinian Territories, explains how we worked around complicated politics to provide English language teacher training in the Palestinian Territories.

Palestinian children (image credit: Michael Reid)

Palestinian children (image credit: Michael Reid)

Palestinian children (image credit: Michael Reid)

Michael Reid, a teacher at Broughtonhall Hall High School in Liverpool, blogs about how he took part in a Connecting Classrooms project where a group of Liverpool schools connected with schools in the Palestinian Territories.

Palestinian fashion designers (Image credit: Rajha Shakiry)

Palestinian fashion designers (Image credit: Rajha Shakiry)

Palestinian fashion designers (Image credit: Rajha Shakiry)

Suha Khuffash, Arts Manager at the British Council's office in Jerusalem, writes about organising a workshop of Palestinian fashion designers to create the costumes for an Arabic-language performance of Richard II in Jericho which formed part of the World Shakespeare Festival.

Bursary recipients Marina Eichberg, Sama Tarazi, Naji Alali Esrawee and Sasha Khoury in rehearsals at the Royal Academy of Music. (Image credit: Stanton Media)

Bursary recipients Marina Eichberg, Sama Tarazi, Naji Alali Esrawee and Sasha Khoury in rehearsals at the Royal Academy of Music. (Image credit: Stanton Media)

Bursary recipients Marina Eichberg, Sama Tarazi, Naji Alali Esrawee and Sasha Khoury in rehearsals at the Royal Academy of Music. (Image credit: Stanton Media)

Sama Tarazi and three other young Palestinian musicians bonded with UK students when they came to London as part of the British Council / Choir of London Overseas Bursaries Scheme last month. Summer is now over and I know at least three people who would agree with me that it was a great one. This August, four Palestinian students were selected