Culture

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We teach life, sir

by Haitham Sabbah November 14, 2011

RAFEEF ZIADAH is a Canadian-Palestinian spoken word artist and activist. Her debut CD Hadeel is dedicated to Palestinian youth, who still fly kites in the face of F16 bombers, who still remember the names if their villages in Palestine and still hear the sound of Hadeel (cooing of doves) over Gaza.

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Spotlight on Occupied Palestine

by Lawrence Davidson August 16, 2011

Lawrence Davidson argues that while leveling charges of incitement at the Palestinian educational system, Israelis themselves have been practicing on their own children a form of indoctrination that vilifies Palestinians and Arabs.

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Islamophobia on the rise in USA

by Paul J. Balles July 4, 2011

Paul J. Balles argues that Islamophobia is growing and spreading prejudice against Muslims in the US, a fact that is underlined by a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has collected and relayed the facts and identified both vilifiers and supporters of Islam and Muslims.

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Saudi Women Drive Again as European Union Offers Support

by SR Editor June 23, 2011

More Saudi Arabian women drove their cars in the streets of capital Riyadh Wednesday, continuing a campaign – largely rooted in social media – to push the kingdom into overturning a ban on female drivers. At the same time, one of the European Union’s top diplomats sent a long-requested message of support for their campaign.

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Changing cultures

by Paul J. Balles June 20, 2011

Different cultures think differently. If you believe that doesn’t matter, try crossing a road in England or Australia if you come from America or the Middle East.

You’ll be looking left when you should be looking right as you begin to cross. If you automatically look in the wrong direction, you’ll be lucky not to get run over.

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Scapegoats and witch hunts

by Paul J. Balles March 20, 2011

King apparently decided that Islam is to be the scapegoat for America’s ills; and he is now on a witch hunt for Muslims to burn. King’s anti-Islamic bias discredits him as a bigot.

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Peace prize poet

by Paul J. Balles October 19, 2010

This year Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize. Poet and a literary critic, Liu was a leading voice and an influential presence during the student protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Liu’s “insistence on non-violence and democratic process are widely credited with preventing far more catastrophic bloodshed during the subsequent crackdown.

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“Rule Of Lie,” America’s “Wingnut” Press [must read]

by Gordon Duff October 4, 2010

THE PHONY PRESS, SEX, SIN AND WAR By Gordon Duff* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz President Ahmadinejad of Iran has asked for a UN investigation of 9/11. For this, he has been branded a “wingnut” and “evildoer” by the American press. However, the 9/11 Commission itself asked for a criminal investigation, saying it uncovered a [...]

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Palestinian Citizens of Israel: Stakeholders in Limbo? [Video]

by Haitham Sabbah December 5, 2009

A panel discussion on the views of Palestinian citizens of Israel held on 2 December 2009. Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Asad Ghanem, Professor of Political Science at the University of Haifa, presented recently conducted public opinion data, commentary and analysis. Treated as [...]

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Pulse of Jordan [Video]

by Haitham Sabbah December 1, 2009

A quick survey in Amman reveals some exciting but (not)surprising strong opinions on subjects such as Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Water, Oil, Economy, Nuclear Energy, Tourism, Honour Killing, Women and Tribal System. Part 1/2: Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvWEvCl2iVA

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Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided

by SR Editor June 21, 2009

By DANIEL J. WAKIN WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums. The sounds arose from a quartet of Arab musicians who call themselves the Oriental Music Ensemble as they shared a precious moment of togetherness in the Miller Theater [...]

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To make an Israeli omelet is it necessary to break so many eggs?

by SR Editor June 15, 2009

By ROGER PULVERS “Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg. . . . Bombers and tanks and rockets and white phosphorus shells are that high, solid wall. The eggs are the unarmed civilians who are crushed and burned and shot [...]

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Reflect and resist

by Haitham Sabbah June 14, 2009

From theatre in a Bethlehem refugee camp to the Venice biennale, Palestinians are making art out of adversity – and doing it with grace, finds Ahdaf Soueif, organiser of the Palestine festival of literature Leaning against padded walls in a darkened room we eavesdrop on an argument: “the elite think they can get independence without [...]

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Video: Iraqi Poet Abbas Jejan welcomes Obama (Arabic Only)

by Haitham Sabbah June 9, 2009

The famous Iraqi poet, Abbas Jejan, welcomes Obama in his visit to the Middle East with his own style. A must see video – a laugh for the day!

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John Berger reads Ghassan Khanafani’s Letter from Gaza

by Ann El Khoury May 28, 2009

In an address to the inaugural Palestine Festival of Literature (2008), John Berger gives a moving reading of Ghassan Khanafani’s “Letter from Gaza”. Crossposted at PULSE & Peoples Geography

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