Video: Writers witness Israel's apartheid system in Hebron
14 April 2014
Settlers in Hebron are notoriously some of the most violent and racist against Palestinians. Read more about Video: Writers witness Israel's apartheid system in Hebron
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The Palestinian struggle is a black struggle
11 June 2013
Reciprocal solidarity means we should seek our natural allies among the “wretched of the earth,” says Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa. Read more about The Palestinian struggle is a black struggle
Imagination has no substitute: reflections on PalFest in Gaza
7 June 2013
A literature festival reminds us that that Palestine is a place of miracles. Read more about Imagination has no substitute: reflections on PalFest in Gaza
Images of Gaza: A few places that caught my eye
2 June 2013
Before I went to the Gaza Strip as part of the Palestine Festival of Literature (palfest.org), I had only ever experienced that part of Palestine through words, images and videos. Read more about Images of Gaza: A few places that caught my eye
Imagining Palestine through PalFest
2 June 2013
The Palestine Festival of Literature was very much about feeling and thinking deeply about Palestine, about ourselves, and surroundings in the context of home from a literary rather than a rigid political eye. Read more about Imagining Palestine through PalFest
Video: Rare public hip-hop performance in Gaza City
31 May 2013
Hip-hop is not new to Gaza, but in recent years public performances have been nonexistent. But last week Gaza rappers Revolution Makers and Antara broke that silence with a rare public performance at the Palestine Festival of Literature. Read more about Video: Rare public hip-hop performance in Gaza City
Yes, Gaza is still under siege
30 May 2013
My visit to Gaza helped me understand better the experiences of Palestinians who still live under a tight and increasingly entrenched siege. Read more about Yes, Gaza is still under siege
"Art is a hammer to shape reality": PalFest breaks the siege of Gaza
Gaza City 23 May 2012
For years, PalFest has been trying to break Israel’s cultural siege on the Gaza Strip. Read more about "Art is a hammer to shape reality": PalFest breaks the siege of Gaza
All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt
2 May 2012
This year’s Palestine Festival of Literature is scheduled to take place in Gaza from 5-9 May – if only Egypt provides the permits for writers, bloggers and artists – including Ahdaf Soueif, Alaa Abd el‐Fattah, Suad Amiry and others to enter the besieged territory. Read more about All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt
Despite Israel's efforts, Palestinian festival celebrates literature
4 June 2009
For many Palestinians, the month of May is associated with the commemoration of the Nakba. But with the increasing popularity of the arts in Palestine, the second annual Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) harmoniously unfolded to the final days of spring, a time also for lavender and lilies. The Electronic Intifada contributor Sousan Hammad reports on PalFest, and how it was shut down by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem. Read more about Despite Israel's efforts, Palestinian festival celebrates literature
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