New article: Iman Aoun of Ashtar Theatre interviewed
From Electronic Intifada, 27th April 2012 “When they [the Globe] invited us to participate, they suggested Richard II. The Globe had seen Richard II as somehow relevant to our kind … Continue reading
Women of the Egyptian revolution
Many thanks to my friend Kolya, who has been sending me episodes from Leil-Zahra Mortada‘s series of interviews with women involved in the Egyptian revolution. This is one of them, … Continue reading
UK Immigration vs art, sanity (again)
Disappointed to receive this message this morning, from the wonderful ‘ud player Khyam Allami: Due to some very unfortunate circumstances beyond our control, we’ve had to start the Double Duo … Continue reading
A decade of The Wall
Just over ten years ago, I remember rumours going round about a wall that the Israeli state was planning to build. It would go around the entire West Bank, the … Continue reading
Ghassan Zaqtan
M. Lynx Qualey notes here that Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan was supposed to be touring in the US this month, but a week into his planned dates still has no … Continue reading
Independent travel in Palestine
This month’s Wanderlust magazine features a full-length piece on independent travel in Palestine, written by Matthew Teller, author of the Rough Guide to Jordan and a seemingly unending list of … Continue reading
Sarah Irving 