Sabreen Abdul Rahman

Sabreen AbdulRahman is a cultural manager, independent researcher, and project evaluator with over 17 years of experience across the cultural, arts, and creative industries sectors. Since 2013, she has served as Executive Director of Ataba Fann for Arts, Media, and Training, leading initiatives that support cultural development and artistic expression. She holds a Master’s degree in International Studies and has designed, planned, and managed local and transnational cultural projects at the intersection of culture and social and economic development. Since 2016, Sabreen has worked independently with individuals, artistic collectives, and organizations on cultural and development projects, specializing in strategic communication, network building, resource diversification, and impact evaluation. She is also a founding partner of the Network for Digital Arts (NDA) in Palestine, a coalition of cultural institutions using digital tools across the cultural and creative industries. Her research focuses on Palestine’s cultural and creative industries. Highlights of her recent work include: Mapping of Legislation and Laws Relevant to the Cultural and Creative Industries Sector in Palestine (2023), commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and UNESCO, Value Chain Analysis for Music, Handicrafts, and Product Design in Palestine (2022), for the European Union, Mapping of Potential Partners in the Creative Industries Sector in Palestine (2024), for the Turquoise Mountain Foundation, and Loom Traditions and Practices as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Palestine, conducted for the Palestinian Vision Foundation with EU funding. In 2021, she conducted a major study for the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) on Palestine’s cultural sector, informing its current creative industries support program. Sabreen has also evaluated cultural projects and programs supported by organizations including the Drosos Foundation and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Her expertise is further recognized through her participation in various juries, including: The Excellence Award in the Cultural Sector in Palestine (2021 and 2022) with the Welfare Association, the Create4Med grant for business incubators in Palestine (2022), and Khotwa grant for supporting creative industries in the Arab region (2025), organized by Action for Hope.