Director at Jafra Dabke & President of Palestine Cultural Festival, Amin Abbas joins Rebecca on Stories of Community Resilience. The origins of Dabke folk dancing, trace back to the levant region originally as a group dance performed on land.  Still performed at many celebratory occasions across the world and with varying styles across countries, you can expect to see (and participate) in Dabke at the Palestine Cultural Festival on November 7th 2026 at Federation Square, Melbourne. For the full event line up including artists and stall holders, visit palestineculturalfestival.org.au 

Note - audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. This podcast project is supported by 3MDR and, a Content Grant from Community Broadcasting Foundation. Music Arabic Pray by Anthony Vega used under creative commons licensing. Photo Credit @jeriahlau 

Director at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jafradabke/">Jafra Dabke</a> &amp; President of <a href="https://palestineculturalfestival.org.au/">Palestine Cultural Festival,</a> Amin Abbas joins Rebecca on&nbsp;Stories of Community Resilience.&nbsp;The origins of Dabke folk dancing, trace back to the levant region originally as a group dance performed on land.&nbsp; Still performed at many celebratory occasions across the world and with varying styles across countries, you can expect to see (and participate) in Dabke at the Palestine Cultural Festival on November 7th 2026 at Federation Square, Melbourne. For the full event line up including artists and stall holders, visit palestineculturalfestival.org.au&nbsp;
Note&nbsp;- audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. This podcast project&nbsp;is supported by <a href="3mdr.com">3MDR </a>and, a Content Grant from <a href="http://cbf.org.au">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>. Music Arabic Pray by Anthony Vega used under creative commons licensing. Photo Credit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeriahlau/">@jeriahlau </a>

Stories of Community Resilience is a podcast anthology series sharing interviews of Culturally & Linguistically (CALD) diverse people and communities in Naarm/Melbourne. The project aims to build the capacity of CALD producers of all experience levels. The series is produced by volunteer media makers across 3MDR in Mount Dandenong, and other community broadcasters. 

Supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation, volunteers are encouraged to get involved in this project by sharing a story, or helping to tell others.

Stories of Community Resilience is a podcast anthology series sharing interviews of Culturally &amp; Linguistically (CALD) diverse people and communities in Naarm/Melbourne. The project aims to build the capacity of CALD producers of all experience levels. The series is produced by volunteer media makers across 3MDR in Mount Dandenong, and other community broadcasters.&nbsp;
Supported by the <a href="http://cbf.org.au">Community Broadcasting Foundation,</a> volunteers are encouraged to get involved in this project by sharing a story, or helping to tell others.