administrative detention

addameer is one of the essential organizations in palestine fighting for the rights of palestinian political prisoners. one of their many and tireless campaigns is for the rights of those palestinian political prisoners who are in what the zionist entity calls “administrative detention.” here is a summary from addameer’s website on just what that entails:
The [...]

only on the stage is there justice for palestinians

palestinian children in gaza put on a theatrical performance last week of a war crimes tribunal against the zionist entity for the massacre it committed in gaza. the play entitled murder of children was performed in gaza city by the young journalists club and was written by ghassan radwan. unfortunately one audience member seems to [...]

gaza & zionism

dr. mads gilbert was on grit tv with laura flanders this week. the interview is excellent on a number of levels–for his specificity about war crimes he witnessed by israeli terrorists while working in al shifa hospital in gaza, for his analysis of the situation on the political level. i can never get enough listening [...]

theatre of the oppressed festival

tonight i took some of my students from my drama class to see theatre of the oppressed, which is currently touring palestine. although i’ve taught drama classes for years and taken students to see plays–in ghana, palestine, and in the united states–i’ve never had the opportunity to see theatre of the oppressed live. i’ve only [...]

the chalk and the blackboard

i’m teaching an essay in my postcolonial literature class this week by one of my favorite writers, ngũgĩ wa thiong’o. the essay–”the language of african literature,” which is published in his collection decolonising the mind–is old, but its core ideas are still so important and applicable for people to think about. the occasion for the [...]

resistance theatre

this new play “black light” which was performed this week at the cultural palace in ramallah, directed by fathi abdul rahman looks amazing. i wish i had known about it so that i could have taken my drama students to see it. the representations of the savagery on gaza, the new nakba in gaza as [...]

a word on al quds

some disturbing news out of al quds over the past few days…
continued ethnic cleansing of sheikh jarrah:
Israeli forces have demolished the protest tent established in Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem. The tent, built on private Palestinian property, was established in support of the evicted al-Kurd family and over 500 Palestinian residents who currently face eviction [...]

the backlash & the steadfast

you knew it was coming. it’s always sort of present for people in north america but i feel that it would be less so if more people were braver about speaking out. if more people were willing to take risks in their personal lives to help others who cannot in the same way. it is [...]

khobbezieh, dabke, & nar

i spent the day on saturday in the offices of badil helping them with their photo library and getting some research materials for my book that i am way too far behind on right now. i’m hoping new information will kick start me back into writing. badil has this series of posters on its walls, [...]

model camps

after school today i went with a friend and a student to jenin refugee camp to see mohammad bakri in a one-man show called the opsimist, which is based on emile habiby’s novel. i have been wanting to take a field trip there with my drama class, but unfortunately they did not send the notification [...]