By Tariq Shadid – A major political scandal is unfolding in the Netherlands: politician Lodewijk Asscher has made sure over the years that AOW-pension payments to Dutch Jewish settlers in the Occupied Territories were kept at their original levels, while all other AOW-pensions of Dutch expats’ were decreased significantly. His astonishing defense, when he was confronted over this discriminatory conduct...
On May 27th, Doc Jazz was interviewed by Mahmoud Hrebat in his radio show “Dot Com”, broadcast by the station 24FM. Through a Skype connection, Mahmoud asked Doc Jazz questions about his connection to Palestine, his music, the role of social media, and other aspects of the Musical Intifada. What was also discussed was how music can play a role...
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...
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...
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