Palestinian artist born in Yafa, lives and works in Amman 

The massacre at the port of the City of Yafa was a devastating reality in Tammam Al Akhal’s childhood, and later a driving force in her work. Her art focuses on Palestine, its traditions, and its yearning for liberation. In visual form, her work uses a method similar to that used by the Mexican muralists, where scenes and symbols are combined to create a narrative. Al Akhal paints the Arabaian horse in Don’t Forsake the Steed as a call to embrace liberation- the horse being the symbol of Palestinian struggle for freedom.