Category: Articles

The Palestinian shibbabeh – an in-depth study of this instrument and its history

The Palestinian shibbabeh – an in-depth study of this instrument and its history

This article by Ruud Bemelmans has an interesting story behind it. Ruud, originally from Holland and living in the United Kingdom, is passionate about music. He has been blind since he was fifteen, and in his own words, ‘sound became more important, and so did music’. He contacted me a few months ago about the Palestinian shibbabeh, a traditional instrument...

Samer Issawi and his siblings Shireen and Medhat still detained – an interview

Pamela Olaizola from Argentina went to visit the Issawi family in the Occupied Jerusalem district town of Issawiya. Her report and interview was published on the Facebook page of the Free Shireen Issawi Campaign. Please read this and share it widely, to help draw attention to the case of these three brave siblings, who are still held in detention in...

Gaza’s Pyrrhic victory is a lesson for the occupier

By Tariq Shadid – Among Palestinians, many consider the recent cease-fire between ‘Israel’ and the Palestinians to be a victory for the resistance. For those looking on from the outside, this response may be quite puzzling. How can a people claim victory when 2145 of their citizens have lost their lives under Israeli shelling and bombing, the vast majority of...