Feature: Young woman in Gaza uses sand sculpture to highlight Palestinian cause

Sand Artist Rana Ramlawi works on her sand sculptures in Gaza City, Jan. 24, 2019. Rana Ramlawi, a 23-year-old Palestinian young woman from the Gaza Strip, resorts to sand art to highlight the Palestinian cause and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In her sculptures made out of sand and water, many messages are conveyed in support of the Palestinian cause, since she believes art is an important way to emphasize the rights and demand for freedom and ending the Israeli occupation. "One of my goals in my works is to keep this heritage and say that our identity, which Israel is trying to eradicate, is still there," she said. (Xinhua/Stringer)