Fatin Farhat

Fatin Farhat is a PhD researcher in cultural policy (University of Hildesheim), and facilitator of the Task Force for Cultural Policy- Palestine. Farhat has a long and intensive experience in cultural development and the management of cultural and artistic programs and has previously served as the director of the cultural and social affairs department at the Ramallah municipality and as the director of Khalil Al Sakakini Cultural Center. She has actively contributed to the development and establishment of numerous cultural initiatives and centres in Palestine and in the South Med region. She is a strong lobbyist for the decentralization of art and cultural practices and for the promotion of cultural development as an integral part of the local government' mandate in Palestine. She has been involved in a series of cultural research, mapping and evaluation projects and interventions with many regional and international organizations. She is a member of the Expert Facility for the implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.