Articles

An awkward love affair

2009-03-31
Palestinian movies are unique - a mix of wry wit and self-doubt. Nicholas Blincoe reports on the London Palestine film festival Cinema has left its imprint on Palestine, though often it is a ghost-like memory. A main crossroads in Bethlehem is called "Cinema", though the actual building is long gone.

Tamer Institute For Community Education Awarded the 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

2009-04-01
The 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has been awarded to the Tamer Institute For Community Education, promoters of reading active on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip..

Can Jerusalem celebrate its Arab culture?

2009-04-15
Since the six day war in 1967 Israel has occupied East Jerusalem, and in 2002 Israel began construction of the separation barrier that has since cut off the majority of Palestinians from the city.

Israelis threatened by Palestinian culture: It was really hard for us to change everything

2009-04-23
Israelis threatened by Palestinian culture: It was really hard for us to change everything at the last second just because the Israelis decided this should not be..

Early Printing Presses in Palestine: A Historical Note

2009-05-20
Palestine was part of the Ottoman sultanate and the development of the printing press cannot be separated from similar contexts elsewhere in the empire.

Lebanese Composer Marcel Khalife Music as a Political Message

2009-05-24
For decades, Lebanese composer and singer-songwriter Marcel Khalife has played a leading role in shaping Arabic musical culture. His latest concert in Germany was entitled "A Tribute to Gaza".

Documentary: "The Heart of Jenin" Donation across the Divide

2009-05-24
The challenging and complex issue of "rapprochement in the Middle East" has been the subject of countless books, films and works of art. Now, prize-winning German director Marcus Vetter has entered the fray.

The Palestinian Musician Marwan Abado Life in Exquisite Exile

2009-05-24
Marwan Abado was forced to leave his native city of Beirut as a result of the country's civil war. His life path shows that exile does not necessarily mean leading the life of an outsider.

Jerusalem in the Eyes of Palestinian Children

2009-06-01
They all live less than an hour from Jerusalem and yet visiting the city is beyond their reach. They are children between the ages of 7 and 18..

The Role of Al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture 2009 in Cultural Development New Ideas for Investment in the Arts and Culture Scene

2009-06-01
This is indeed a good time for governmental and nongovernmental bodies to invest in Jerusalem through arts and culture.

The Long-Awaited Saviour

2009-06-01
Following the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the eastern part of Jerusalem in 1967, Israel immediately annexed the eastern part of the city to the western part and imposed Israeli law.

Calendar of Events of Al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture 2009 Unifying Palestinians through a Cultural Agenda

2009-06-01
Despite all the difficulties and obstacles that accompanied the preparations for the events and celebrations of Al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture 2009 and a delay of almost two months as a result of the 22-day Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip that started at the end of last year, the events were launched following the official inauguration on 21 March 2009.

Jerusalem and Its Artists Inspire a Lifetime Career in Curating Art

2009-06-01
Jerusalem as portrayed by artists has now become an iconic image reproduced in a myriad of forms from photo reproductions to embossed prints to rugs and even wall clocks; all display an idealised image of the city dominated by the Dome of the Rock.

Jerusalem of the Heart

2009-06-01
Nostalgia, longing, and an unfathomable sense of loneliness envelop Jerusalem in a halo of huzon; sublime melancholy; a bittersweet refrain whose echo reverberates behind every step in Jerusalem.

The Executive Offices of Al-Quds 2009 Celebrations: Challenges under Occupation

2009-06-01
When you encounter soldiers and police chasing clowns and children, prohibiting the flying of balloons, and forbidding traditional dancing in streets and alleys, then you can be sure that you are in Al-Quds/Jerusalem.

Celebrating Al-Quds/Jerusalem as Capital of Arab Culture Upholding Values of Diversity and Tolerance against Oppression and Denial of the Other

2009-06-01
By choosing to celebrate Al-Quds/Jerusalem as the capital of Arab culture in 2009 instead of Baghdad, the members of the Palestinian Organizing Committee realised that they were taking on an enormous challenge … a sort of mission impossible, which was wisely declined in 2006.

The necessity of cultural boycott

2009-06-25
In the last eight years the Israeli criminal policy escalated, and the Palestinian activists were seeking new means to confront it. They have tried it all, armed struggle, guerrilla warfare, terrorism and diplomacy: nothing worked. And yet they are not giving up and now they are proposing a nonviolent strategy -- that of boycott, sanctions and divestment.

Why Israel is hostile to an Arab secretary at the Unesco?

2009-07-02
How to explain the Israeli hostility towards Farouk Hosni candidacy to the secretariat of the Unisco? How to explain that when this deals with an Arab intellectual known for his anti fundamental stance and call for coexistence and tolerance among cultures?

Interview with Art Historian Salwa Mikdadi Palestinian Independence on the Venice Lido

2009-07-07
This year, for the first time, Palestine will be showcasing its artistic talent at the Venice Biennale, the world's biggest and liveliest contemporary art extravaganza. Palestinian curator and art historian Salwa Mikdadi managed to put the exhibition together exclusively with Palestinian funding.

Two Palestinian families evicted from East Jerusalem homes

2009-08-04
Jerusalem 2-8-2009 – Ma'an – Israeli police and border guard forces stormed the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem and evicted two Palestinian families from their homes on Sunday morning.

Gaza play highlights difficulties for artists under siege

2009-08-16
Gaza actors Inas al-Saqha and Ali Abu Yassin in the play Film Cinema. (Emad Badwan)"Don't people in Gaza love to see films like people anywhere?" aspiring filmmaker Hossam Abdel Latif asks. His wife, the more practical Souad, retorts, "Someone who can't afford to eat is going to go to the cinema?"

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