Review: Sandy Tolan’s ‘Children of the Stone’
Electronic Intifada, 14th August 2015 To be completely honest, I was expecting this book to be pretty bad. And I have to admit that my preconceptions were comprehensively challenged. As … Continue reading
New review: ‘Though I know the river is dry’
Electronic Intifada, 28th August 2013 Though I Know The River Is Dry is a short (just shy of twenty minutes), atmospheric and elegant work by British/Egyptian filmmaker Omar Robert Hamilton. … Continue reading
New article: Hani Zurob artist biography reviewed
Electronic Intifada, 17th June 2013 Hani was… born and raised in the Rafah refugee camp. His first public art consisted of the graffiti and political posters of the first intifada, … Continue reading
Theft at the Palestine Writing Workshop – appeal for donations
This very sad email just came through from the Palestine Writing Workshop: Dear Friends, As many of you have heard, our building in Birzeit was broken into last Sunday night … Continue reading
New article: 'In Ramallah, Running' reviewed
Electronic Intifada, 6th September 2012 It is somewhat ironic that artist Emily Jacir’s contribution to the book In Ramallah, Running includes this passage: “Every day there seems to be a … Continue reading
Ghassan Kanafani remembered in Deheishe
A few weeks ago – July 8th – was the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the great Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. Kanafani was killed at the age of just … Continue reading
Liptons on the ceiling
A recent conversation with a friend reminded me of this photo, which I took three years ago: It shows the ceiling of the ground floor of the bus station in … Continue reading
New article: exhibition review – Darat al-Funun
Electronic Intifada, 9th July 2012 In the picturesque surroundings of the Darat al Funun gallery in downtown Amman, Jordan, artist Jumana Abboud stands squeezing lemon after lemon by hand, using … Continue reading
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
Losing Hope
I’ve been back in the West Bank for five weeks, my first visit since spring 2009. On the face of it, things are looking good. The Palestinian Authority is reporting … Continue reading
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