This episode looks at the life of Noura Alqasasiya, an artist in Gaza, the trauma she endured during the US-Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, and her hope for a better future.

Palestinian visual artist and writer Suhad Al-Khatib is celebrated for her work centered on Palestinian identity and the fight for freedom.

Ten-year-old Bana Jebril is a young artist who paints portraits of pro-Palestinian figures.

In Indian-administered Kashmir's Srinagar city the centuries-old tradition of extracting rose water continues.

Music is mixed with the art of painting here to narrate a tragic story from the past. The story of assassinating Imam Ali, the first Shia Imam, who was killed while he was praying in a mosque in the Iraqi city of Kufa some 14 centuries ago.

With the scattering of tiny shredded plastic bits across a refurbished canvas, Filipino artist Gilbert Angeles is transforming non-recyclable trash into paintings worth up to a few thousand dollars.

Last week Iran was hosting a calligraphy festival in which artists from Silk Road countries put on show their works.