Category: Articles

Music and Activism – do they still go together?

Music and Activism – do they still go together?

By Doc Jazz – This article appeared at an earlier edition of the Musical Intifada in 2005, and has been adapted to the reality of today.   Throughout history, music has been a part of human culture, playing a pivotal role in creating cohesion within societies, by being at the center of festivities such as weddings, cultural and national holidays,...

Doc Jazz – My performance in California: impressions

On October 13th, I had the pleasure and honor to be the musical guest at the annual Healing Hands Gala of PCRF (Palestine Children’s Relief Fund). This unique experience will definitely remain in my memory: it was unforgettable. The gala, which was held at the Anaheim Hilton, was attended by close to 400 guests, with an overwhelming majority of Palestinians...

Unity and the art of keeping it together

Unity and the art of keeping it together

What better way to defeat an enemy than to cause a situation which has its ranks divided, and seeing its energy unleashed by one faction upon another, followed by tit-for-tat retributions, in an unending cycle of mutual destruction? Watch those who support one common cause going at each other’s throats, and you will find yourself faced with a very difficult...

Why it matters so little what Mahmoud Abbas says

Why it matters so little what Mahmoud Abbas says

Also featured at the Palestine Chronicle – by Tariq Shadid – It has not gone unnoticed that Palestinians are showing little interest in Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the United Nations, which he held on the 27th of September. Most Palestinians have no idea what he said, and do not care to know it. There is quite a contrast between the...