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Hamayel’s Sea
A friend of mine saw the sea for the very first time on Sunday. He’s been trying for years but because he’s a Palestinian born in the occupied Territories, his movement has always been restricted and he’s never been allowed … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine
Tagged 1948, beach, beaches, checkpoints, Daz Chandler, first-time experiences, freedom, Jaffa, Marmoud Darwish, Occupation, ocupied Palestine, Palestine, Palestinian Territories, permits, sea, the sea, video, West Bank, Yafa, Yaffa
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Unicorns on Naksa Day
One of the projects I’m working to establish is an online, transmedia platform called, ‘All Unicorns Are Terrorists.’ Essentially, the idea is for AUAT to become a haven for multiplatform concepts which set out to provide a holistic or different … Continue reading
Posted in Bethlehem, Media
Tagged al wallaje, Bethlehem, dehumanising, media, multiplatform, Occupation, Palestine, sensationalism, shireen al-araj, stereotypes, the other, transmedia, unicorns
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Hanging with the Shabab
Not that you’d know it from reading this blog, but over the past 2 and a half months, I’ve spent lots of time with lots of youth. More specifically, Bethlehem-based youth who are active in the “youth movement.” And, as … Continue reading
Posted in Bethlehem
Tagged Arab Spring, demonstrations, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, Palestine, palestinian, popular uprising, resistance, West Bank, youth, youth movement
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Postcard from Palestine
I recently wrote a feature article called, Pop-culture Postcard From Palestine, for the brand-spanking new, online magazine, Wordy Mofo. I wanted to use the story to communicate the intensity and rare beauty that exists in the occupied Palestinian Territories – … Continue reading
It’s The Little Things
I arrived. I’m back in Bethlehem – home to the magi, religious pilgrims, dear friends and Israeli Occupation. So I went shopping for a few “essential” odds and ends and returned home from the local mart with two bags filled … Continue reading
Posted in Bethlehem
Tagged Bethlehem, Daz Chandler, Occupation, oud, Palestine, soap, weird grocery items
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