Tagged: occupation

Doc Jazz’s new song is out! Right of Return, now on Youtube

Doc Jazz’s new song is out! Right of Return, now on Youtube

Doc Jazz is back, with a brand-new song! As announced before, the name of the song is ‘Right of Return’, and it was released on Youtube on December 17, 2011. The new song features Susanne Alt on a soulful saxophone, and has additional vocals by Jawhara. Apart from this, it is a one-man-product as usual, featuring Doc Jazz on keyboards,...

Over our dead bodies

Over our dead bodies

by Tariq Shadid – Hypocrisy runs worldwide; it is known as one of mankind’s ugliest traits. However, at some points in time, at certain locations, it takes such wildly ludicrous shapes that it turns human beings into caricatures of themselves. One such example can be found at the official Israeli response to the recent desecration of 15 Muslim gravestones at...

Occupation and the Need for Resistance

by Tariq Shadid This article was originally published at the Palestine Chronicle (2002), and is also present in the 358-page book ‘Understanding Palestine’ that contains many essays by this writer. It is available through Amazon. Click on the image to view/purchase.   Many admirable volunteers from countries all over the world have felt the urge to follow the voice of...

Preserving Palestinian tradition: the shibbabeh

Preserving Palestinian tradition: the shibbabeh

Even if you are of Palestinian origin yourself, or perhaps even a Palestinian living in Palestine – if you are of a somewhat younger age you may not even have heard of this instrument that is commonly known in Palestine as the ‘shibbabeh’. I am not an expert on Palestinian culture and traditions, nor do I pretend to be. All...