Mohammed Al Qiq, 34-year-old Palestinian journalist and political prisoner, made headlines last year with a hunger strike against his detention in 2016, which lasted 94 days. After calls from many human rights organisations, Al Qiq eventually made it out of prison alive. Rearrested On January 15th this year, Israeli occupation forces arrested Al Qiq again. They nabbed him while returning...
Reviews from several websites of independent music have lauded Doc Jazz’s new release of the soul-ballad ‘It Takes Love’. In this article, you will find links to all these reviews, and short summaries of their commentaries. Doc Jazz first released ‘It Takes Love’ in May 2015, but he has recorded a new version, joined by American vocalist Toy Matthews. She...
Het nummer “Doe Maar Multicultureel” werd door Doc Jazz geschreven in 2004, en opgenomen in Sneek. Het was bedoeld als een fris en positief tegengeluid tegen de tijdgeest van toen, waarin politici over vrijwel de gehele breedte van het spectrum de ‘mislukking van de multiculturele samenleving’ onderstreepten. Hoe dan ook, al werd het nummer door vrienden en bekenden positief ontvangen,...
I consider the song “Right of Return”, although not necessarily my most popular song with the audience in musical terms, to be one of my most important works. There are a number of reasons why I see it this way. First of all, according to my view, the Right of Return is the heart of the Palestinian cause. Without putting...
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