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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Caoimhe Butterly and Free Gaza Updates
The Free Gaza Movement are poised to return this Northern Hemispherean summer with humanitarian cargo and medical relief, and this time they are promising, with help from supporters, not one boat or two, but a veritable people’s flotilla of regular … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Gaza, Palestine, Video
Tagged Caoimhe Butterly, Free Gaza Movement, Pulse
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The Battle for Lebanon
Except for employing the inaccurate and hackneyed description of Hezbollah as “the Iranian-backed Shiite fundamentalist group”, Robert Dreyfuss has a worthwhile piece commenting on the upcoming Lebanese elections and US foreign policy perspectives, in which he notably scans the hysterical … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Hezbollah, Lebanon, US Foreign Policy
Tagged Hizbollah, Robert Dreyfuss
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Palestine: What it's all about (Never Before Campaign)
The Never Before Campaign have produced an excellent stylised video clip of just over 2 minutes, distilling the essence of the struggle for justice.
Suheir Hammad in Palestine: poetry
Palestinian-American artist Suheir Hammad, previously featured, is currently appearing at the second Palestine Festival of Literature, which as you may recall the zionist entity has tried to disrupt and shut down. Thanks to Marcy Newman, who is in attendance and … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Palestine, Poetry
Tagged Palestine Festival of Literature, Suheir Hammad
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