Article by Louis Brehony/Photos by Nadira Amrani – On 7 March, the London-based cultural organisation Arts Canteen launched AWAN (Arab Women Artists Now), a new annual festival to celebrate women artists from the Arab world. After a day of heated discussion on art and politics, and a visual art exhibition, the event came to its finale with a night of...
It must have been about half a year ago when on Twitter, I came across a stunning painting relating to the Palestinian struggle, that I then decided to share on my Facebook page. I remember being enchanted by its moving symbolism, its use of colours, and its powerful message. The name of the artist, Lina Abojaradeh, was pasted at the...
By Tariq Shadid – In Jordan, opposition against the Israeli-Jordanian gas deal is growing. While politicians are working out the details, there appears to be widespread criticism of plans by the Jordanian National Electric Power Company to import gas from the Leviathan fields. The fields are located in the Mediterranean waters controlled by Israel, operated by US company Noble Energy,...
Doc Jazz’s new song RISING TIDE is a shoutout for all those people who took to the streets in the summer of 2014 in cities all over the world, to demand justice and freedom for the Palestinian people. Listen to the song on Facebook or Youtube: both have been embedded in this post. Read on to find out more about...
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