Painting event held in honour of late journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Painting event held in honour of late journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

AMMAN — Over 250 people on Wednesday participated in painting a work of art in Amman’s Jabal Luweibdeh neighbourhood to commemorate and honour veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead while covering an Israeli occupation force raid in the West Bank city of Jenin last week.  

The Silk Organisation for Community Development organised the event in collaboration with the Artists Association of Al Weibdeh, according to a statement from the organisation.

The statement added that the local community, as well as national and international journalists participated in the event.