All-night Gaza culture fete: We miss this kind of freedom

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Hundreds of young Palestinians participated in the Nuit Blanche events Saturday evening that were held in parallel to the celebrated Paris all-night arts festival. The celebrations centered around the French Cultural Center (CCF) in Gaza City, which sponsored the events, whose main objective was to break the oppressive routine of the siege and the often stifling economic situation for the city's residents for just one night.

Nuit Blanche literally means "white night" in French and refers to an all-nighter.

One of the youths who took part in the Nuit Blanche events was Dina Mishal, 20, of Gaza City, who didn't hide her enthusiasm over the unique event, and even felt free enough to criticize Hamas. "This night represents a lot for us. A concert like this one has been forbidden for a long time in Gaza," she said.

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[imdjh]

1. Oh Honayy, we used to do Nuit Blanche all the time in the 1980's.

I didn't know you could do it without the nose candy, but hey each generation does things a little differently.