The song encourages Palestinians not to leave their homeland: يا زريف الطول وقّف تاقلك.
Unlike the women's sahja, the zaghroot involves no clapping, and only one woman must take turns to offer a zaghareet.
In 2005 an outdoor music and dance performance in was suddenly banned by the Hamas led municipality, for the reason that such an event would be forbidden by Islam.
In the 1970s, a new wave of popular Palestinian stars emerged, including and.