New article: Rebuilding Jordan's desert castles
The Arab Review, 27th June 2012 With reconstruction work in full swing, the setting inside the palace is as strange as the view from outside. The elegant green marble pillars … Continue reading
Tourism, gentrification and the planned demise of Palestinian Akka
The Guardian ran this sad piece by Harriet Sherwood yesterday, documenting the ongoing gentrification and de-Arabisation of the beautiful old city of Akka. Sherwood says: According to Arab activists in … Continue reading
The Left and the Egyptian revolution
There are, obviously, huge issues around the results of the Egyptian presidential elections and SCAF’s attempts to engineer constitutional change to tighten its grip behind the scenes. But from my … Continue reading
New article: 'The War Around Us' reviewed
Electronic Intifada, 15th June 2012 Tadros’s comments are more personal. A newcomer to frontline reporting, she is frank in saying that she will never put herself in that position again. … Continue reading
New article: Khyam Allami interviewed
The Arab Review, 12th June 2012 “Allami – raised in Syria and London, of Iraqi origins – is hard to pin down. His projects range from debut album Resonance/Dissonance (nominated … Continue reading
New article: 'The Beloved' at the Bush Theatre reviewed
Electronic Intifada, 6th June 2012 The story of Abraham and his sons Ismail and Isaac lies at the heart of the religious and mythological relationships between the Arab and Jewish … Continue reading
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