West Bank reconstructed at London's Nour Festival
29 December 2012
A musical exploration of Israel’s 2002 Operation Defensive Shield was one of the highlights of a recent festival. Read more about West Bank reconstructed at London's Nour Festival
Mahmoud Darwish
Politics of Palestine's everyday captured in stunning debut film
24 December 2012
Two Meters of This Land is inspired by a Mahmoud Darwish poem. Read more about Politics of Palestine's everyday captured in stunning debut film
Emerging from an “age of defeat”: interview with poet Ghassan Zaqtan
Edinburgh 7 December 2012
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in the 1980s shattered Palestinian dreams. Read more about Emerging from an “age of defeat”: interview with poet Ghassan Zaqtan
UK dance troupe al-Zaytouna retell Shakespeare through dabke
London 5 November 2012
A London dance company uses Shakespeare to tell Palestine’s modern tale through traditional dance. Read more about UK dance troupe al-Zaytouna retell Shakespeare through dabke
Despite Abbas and Balfour, we will return to our homes in Palestine
3 November 2012
On the anniversary of Balfour declaration, Mahmoud Abbas came with another declaration competing with Balfour’s. This is my reflections on both. Read more about Despite Abbas and Balfour, we will return to our homes in Palestine
Think of Others: In Gaza's darkness, Mahmoud Darwish's words provide inspiration
10 June 2012
The author writes this article while sitting in the darkness during the a Gaza power cut and, with the inspiration of Mahmoud Darwish’s words, remembers the Palestinian political detainees, especially Dirar Abu Sisi and Mahmoud Sarsak. Read more about Think of Others: In Gaza's darkness, Mahmoud Darwish's words provide inspiration
The beautifully-paced rage of Mourid Barghouti's latest memoir
19 April 2012
Mourid Barghouti’s I Was Born There, I Was Born Here is for anyone in your life who needs to understand the pain, the absurdity, the injustice, and the devastatingly predictable unpredictability of life for ordinary Palestinians. Read more about The beautifully-paced rage of Mourid Barghouti's latest memoir
Shafiq al-Hout memoirs provide warts-and-all history of PLO
1 November 2011
My Life in the PLO: The Inside Story of the Palestinian Struggle, the memoirs of the late Shafiq al-Hout, is historically sweeping, politically critical and fascinating throughout. Read more about Shafiq al-Hout memoirs provide warts-and-all history of PLO
Time for people power to open Rafah crossing
15 September 2011
No misinterpretation of international law can override Palestinians’ right to free movement in and out of Egypt. Read more about Time for people power to open Rafah crossing
The poetics of Palestinian resistance
18 August 2008
In many ways, Mahmoud Darwish’s life summarizes the Palestinian journey of suffering. He was born in Palestine (in what is today “Israel”), and was forced out of his home by Israeli occupation troops. When he returned (or when he snuck back in as the Israeli occupiers killed thousands of other Palestinians who attempted to return), his village was among the hundreds razed to the ground and erased from the map by Israel — or so thought the Zionists. As’ad AbuKhalil comments. Read more about The poetics of Palestinian resistance
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