Michel Ayoub, a Christian Israeli-Arab, holds his drum as he performs the role of “Musaharati” during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of northern Israeli city of Arce

Mayada Srouji is a 23-year-old student Gender and Diversity at the UGent and has a bachelor in Arabic and Islamic Sciences, with a minor in political and social sciences. She is interested in women rights, philosophy, literature and history.