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صلح Pax سلام שלום Pace Hasîtî Barış 和平 Мир Peace Mir Friede Paix
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2011 Visual Retrospective: I
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Farewell Francis Khoo: Friend of Justice
Francis Khoo Kah Siang, 23 October 1947 to 20 November 2011
It must be so bizarre that the one person who loves you beyond words and whom you also love the most in this world goes on to make you a widow – and without polite notice! So it is the case with my beloved.
As I stepped off the plane, I received a text message sent a few hours ago that he “cannot come”. As I came into the house, I smelt delicious chicken macaroni soup freshly cooked in the kitchen. There was some left in a bowl which he must had eaten from to stem his hunger as the plane was delayed.
But there was no answer to my call, except from our agitated cats. Yes, my beloved had died in the room upstairs. Did he choose to die before I got to him to spare me the pain of resuscitating him? Was it Divine Mercy that he was taken home to God so painlessly, silently, and alone before medical science complicated his humanity? Was it to spare his wife anxious moments waiting at the hospital intensive care? Could I not just cradle him in my arms in these last precious moments on earth?
Home Front: Portraits of Sheikh Jarrah
Well worth watching these human-level vignettes that humanise the headlines. From the creators of Budrus comes Home Front: Portraits from Sheikh Jarrah, this is a series of short documentaries telling the story of the nonviolent struggle in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where Israeli settlers have evicted dozens of Palestinian residents and taken possession of their homes. The Israeli courts have backed the settlers, and hundreds of others now face the same threat. In response however, Israelis from increasingly diverse backgrounds have come to East Jerusalem to join the Palestinian residents in their ongoing struggle. Produced by Just Vision.
Part 1 (of 4): Mohammed El Kurd
A Palestinian teenager whose family is forced to give up part of their home and live under the same roof as a family of settlers. He comes of age in the face of unrelenting tension with his neighbors and unexpected cooperation with Israeli allies in his backyard.
