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Merry Christmas from Palestine – I am from there

by Haitham Sabbah December 23, 2005

I am from There I come from there and remember, I was born like everyone is borne, I have a mother and a house with many windows, I have brothers, friends and a prison. I have a wave that sea-gulls snatched away. I have a view of my own and an extra blade of grass. [...]

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Marcel Khalifé named UNESCO Artist for Peace

by Haitham Sabbah June 9, 2005

My favorite singer/musician: Marcel Khalifé, the Lebanese musician and writer, was named UNESCO Artist for Peace on June 7 by UNESCO Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, at a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters. Born in 1950 in Amchit, Mount Lebanon, Khalife first studied, then taught, the oud, or Arabic lute, at the Beirut National Conservatory. He began his [...]

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