Category: Blog

Doc Jazz on Shibbabeh

Revisiting the shibbabeh, the Palestinian flute

There has always been a consistently high demand for information on the shibbabeh, judging from web traffic coming to my website. Also, I frequently get questions about the instrument, and my tutorials. I really apologize for not answering all of them. It’s just too much work, and frankly, in most cases, I think people are able to figure out the...

Message to the friends of Palestine

Dear friends of Palestine, I have been receiving many responses to the skeptical statements I made yesterday about the symbolic efforts of ‘recognition’ of Palestine undertaken by some governments across the globe. Good, since this is exactly why I made them. It means I challenged people’s thoughts, and this was my objective. Someone needs to point out the hypocrisy in...

Long time no see – plans and wishes for 2015

Dear friends and fans, this is a personal little blog with some reflections on my plans for the coming year. First of all, I wish you all a successful 2015, in good health and prosperity, and a continued dedication to supporting the Palestinian struggle in all the various ways that you do. You may have noticed that my online activity...

Over 75000 people liking the Doc Jazz Facebook page is a sign of a changing tide

Every now and then, you get a chance to mark a milestone, and you may decide to do it, or not. After all, in the same way as they say ‘age is just a number’, the same can be said about the number of likes on your Facebook page, and you could notice it and simply let it pass by...