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Posts Tagged ‘Music, Poetry, Events’

Doc Jazz – Undhor! Anti-wall song and video

By Guest Post • Nov 14th, 2009 • Category: Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Grassroots Activism, Israel, Music, Poetry, Events, Newswire, Palestine, Resistance

This song is dedicated to Basem Abu Rahme, 29 years old, who was non-violently protesting the theft of his village's farmlands and was shot dead by the Israeli Occupation Forces.
The song expresses support for the people's struggle against the Israeli Apartheid Wall in Bil'in and Nil'in, on the West Bank in Palestine. People there are waging daily non-violent protests against the confiscation of their lands and their livelihood, while the armed forces of Israel respond with live ammunition and have injured and killed several people in this way.

"Land First, Then Peace": letter by former Saudi Ambassador to the USA and UK

By Guest Post • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Nakba and Right of Return, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Religion

The United States and other Western powers have for some time been pushing Saudi Arabia to make more gestures toward Israel. More recently, the crown prince of Bahrain urged greater communication with Israel and joint steps from Arab states to revive the peace process.
Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam, the custodian of its two [...]

Bashar Barghouti – Palestinian Popular Songs

By Reham Alhelsi • Oct 3rd, 2008 • Category: Culture and Heritage, Features, Music, Poetry, Events, Newswire, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Uprooted Palestinians' Testimonies

"I was born in Kufr-Ein, a village in the Governorate of Ramallah. My wife and I currently live in the USA where I work as a chemical engineer. I built the folklore website to express my connection to our rich folklore and help create a place for the seekers of Palestinian Folklore to find and [...]

Iqbal Tamimi – Bishop Attallah Hanna: a Palestinian Christian Hero

By Iqbal Tamimi • Sep 3rd, 2008 • Category: Biography, Children's Corner, Culture and Heritage, Features, Interviews, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

I met a teacher on the train during one of my trips from Bristol to London; she was very kind and she encouraged me to start a conversation. This I can assure you does not happen much. We started to talk about different issues to break the silence and the dull and cold atmosphere that [...]