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Meeting Mahmoud
I first heard about Mahmoud Darwish the year I visited Palestine. Although it’s a relatively recent connection, I’ve been trying to make up for lost time – actively collecting and reading as much of his stunning repertoire as possible. My … Continue reading
Posted in Bethlehem, Palestine, Uncategorized
Tagged Aida Camp, Bethlehem, Daz Chandler, I Am There, Lyrics, Mahmoud Darwish, Mohammad Hamayel, Palestine, palestinian, poems, poet, poetry, Quds Manasra, Sylvia Plath, Verse
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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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A Room with a View
I had to move house the other day. To cut a long story short, the apartment I’d been living in for 3 months earlier this year and had returned to again at the beginning of this month, was about to … Continue reading
Back In Bethlehem
It’s a funny thing coming back to a place that feels like home, but isn’t. It’s even harder to make sense of the sensation, when the said place is so different in every possible way from that space you grew … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethlehem, Daz Chandler, Field recording, Home, Palestine, palestinian, Palestinian Territories, Ramadan, Travel, West Bank
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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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Bethlehem Pays Tribute To Vittorio Arrigoni
On Friday evening, Palestinians, international volunteers and solidarity activists came together in Bethlehem’s Manger Square to pay tribute to Vittorio Arrigoni who was found assassinated in Gaza earlier that day. Vittorio was a friend and brother to many and inspiration … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethlehem, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement, ISM, Italian activist, Palestine, RIP, Vik, Vittorio Arrigoni
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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
No Thanks CNN, I’ll Do It My Way
Photo by Mohammad Al Azzeh The topic, “promoting Palestine” is easily one of my all-time favourites. If there were an Olympic medal category which awarded gold to the individual who could go on and on and on, about the same … Continue reading
Coming Home In The Holy Land
Whenever I spend time away from my country of origin, I’m reminded of how in so many ways, home is very much a state of mind. For the last four months, Bethlehem has been my home. Here’s a very short … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethlehem, Daz Chandler, Home, Palestine, Travel, West Bank
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